Home Made Onion Rings

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1  cup beer, room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Salt and Pepper
• 3 very large yellow sweet onions
• 3cups of lard  or olive pom ace oil  for deep frying

Preparation:

Combine flour and beer  in a large bowl with the salt and pepper, blend thoroughly with a whisk.batter should have consistency of pancake batter.  Cut onions into 1/4-inch thick slices then separate into rings. Heat oil to 400°. Using metal tongs, dip the onions in the buttermilk than into the batter. Then carefully place them in the hot fat.
Its best if you have plenty of room at the stove so you can set the batter and the onions close to the frying pan and then a extra plate on the other side with a paper towel to catch excess grease, this keeps from making to big of a mess and will allow for easier clean up later.  
Fry onion rings about 2 minutes, turning them once or twice until they're an even delicate golden color .

Onion ring dipping sauce:

Ingredients

• Dipping Sauce
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 2 tablespoons ground  horseradish
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• sprinkle with dried oregano
•   salt and pepper to taste
• 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  Me, I Just Like Ketchup .