If french fries and onion rings ever got together and had a love child, I think it would be something like this…a light and crispy on the outside + creamy and luscious on the inside potato ring! Two things I can’t stress enough is: 1) the importance of having the potatoes completely coated; no holes please, or the mashed potatoes will pour out of the holes once they hit the oil and you’ll be left with nothing but a mess. 2) the importance of the rings being frozen solid before entering the oil…it just helps with the frying, that’s all.
We made a simple and delicious buttermilk ranch dipping sauce bc let’s face it, ranch is pretty much good with anything, amirite? It only seemed natural to pair these savory, fried treats with a quick and easy homemade ranch sauce. Enjoy!
xx Jenny
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Potato Rings with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 3 large russet potatoes, cleaned peeled and chopped into large pieces
- ⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick), softened
- ½ cup caramelized yellow onions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons chives, thinly sliced
- ⅔ cup all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup rice flour
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 quarts vegetable oil
buttermilk ranch sauce
- ½ cup light mayonnaise
- ¼ cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, minced
- 1 tablespoon chives, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon dill, minced
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and fill with water.
- Bring to a boil on medium-high heat and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, 20-25 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes into a colander and pour back into the pot.
- Pour the cream and butter over the potatoes and mash with a potato masher until smooth (Add more cream 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed).
- Fold in the caramelized onions and chives until fully incorporated. Season with salt and pepper and stir.
- Spread the mixture onto a sheet pan, about ½ inch thick and place in the refrigerator until the mixture has cooled down and hardened, 4-6 hours.
- While the potato mixture cools place both flours, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika into a shallow dish and stir together until fully combined. Set aside.
- When the potato mixture has cooled, remove from the refrigerator and using 1-1 ½ inch circle cutters, cut out as many circles as possible (usually makes about 32-40).
- Using a ½ inch circle cutter, cut out a ½ inch circle from every 1-1½ circle, creating a small donut shape.
- Dip the potato rings into the flour mixture followed by the egg mixture and finally again in the flour mixture (make sure the rings are completely coated).
- Place the coated rings onto a clean sheet pan, lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer and allow the rings to freeze completely, 4-6 hours.
- Once the potato rings are frozen, preheat the oil, in a large pot, to 375°F.
- While the oil heats up, place the ingredients for the dipping sauce into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Season with salt and pepper.
- When the oil is hot, carefully drop a few of the rings into the oil and fry for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drain onto a large plate lined with paper towels and season with salt with pepper.
- Repeat with the remaining potato rings and serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
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Yummy recipe..good one
these look awesome.i will try i hope mine’d be delicious like them
In potato heaven right now!!! Do you think this recipe would turn out the same golden, crunchy potato rings if I baked them in the oven instead of deep fried them?
Wow!! I must share this to my wife. Thanks for this recipe.
its look so yummy
i will try it
I love love love these. OMG i have to make these for my next BBQ. I bet they are delicious too! Thanks for sharing!
Our family eats Paleo, for those that aren’t familiar you eliminate sugars and grains. This recipe looks awesome, although it calls for flour, I’ll switch it to a gluten free flour. This doesn’t fall exactly into Paleo, but gets me closer for a great fried treat. Try frying them in lard, like grandma used to use. The lard is Paleo! Adding bacon or using the grease, like someone else suggested would be delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
omg!thank you for Stumbleupon!these look amazing-i can’t wait to try them and look forward to seeing more of your blogs!!!
seems Nice recipe
very yummy
I’ll try it :)
Yummlious :)
It’s great recipe I’ve tried it yummy :)
1) Go to McDonalds Drive thru
2) Order $1.19 fries
3) Much more elegant solution in about 30 seconds
Gross.
On what planet is McDonalds elegant?
Oh my gosh! I cannot wait to try these! They sound absolutely delicious – Thanks!
seriously 22 ingredients. shit is wack yo!
Wow…there are a few really rude comments about this! Don’t like it…skip it but rude isn’t necessary is it…?
Wow what a neat Idea, I like it, I cant wait to try it, maybe it will convince my kids that potatos are a good thing
That buttermilk ranch dip is mouthwatering. I can’t wait for the weekend for me to try this out. Thank you for this.
Potatos would have to be cool and a bit thicker I think but do you think piping the potatos from a pastry bag onto the paper then freezing would work?
Hmm….great question! I’m not sure, but I feel like that should work just fine (with the added thickness etc). This might be a less intimidating way to do it too!
Those look amazing! And Ilove the other viewer’s idea of adding bacon, I am going to have to make these.
These look perfect. I don’t know how they weren’t gone before the pictures were taken. I don’t think I could have waited
I’ve never seen anything like these and yes, buttermilk ranch is a fav in our house. Yum!
We call them wadas here in India. They sell them on the streets like little vegetarian burgers. It tastes great with mint chutney, which is just a blend of mint, raw mango [3:2 mint to mango] salt to taste, a bit of sugar and some green chili. The chili is essential, but the amount is up to you. With seeds makes is quite spice, obviously, but you can leave them out. The bread is like burger bread, but a lot fluffier. It’s called Pav [pronounced ‘pow’]. Wadapav!
I tried the buttermilk dip; It’s really good. Thumbs up!
Holy. Gracious. Me.
To say that you are a genius may be an understatement.
Do you deliver?
Boy, I am glad I stumbled upon you today. These look soooo delicious. I will make them for sure. I am off to check out the other recipes..Cool site.