The ultimate comfort food cotija herb onion rings. They can be eaten alone with a big jug of beer or paired with a mouthwatering burger.
This time next week I will be sipping a cold one on the beach in Miami. Well “technically” I will be attending a food conference there but everyone needs a little fun in the sun. The past couple of days have been pretty busy for me as I try to get things done before I’m away from the hubby and toddler for a full 5 days. Recipes are being shelled out, house is getting cleaned, laundry is being done and we are checking off another date night.
My husband and I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary in July and we always talked about weekly or bi-weekly date nights just to keep that spark alive. You throw a baby into the mix, blog picks up, work gets in the way date nights are thing of the past. When I was at my last conference we had a speaker talk to us about a series she had on her blog called, “dating your husband.” I was intrigued and mortified that I tend to let my work overtake my life instead of my love life. I keep reminding myself to put away the phone, put away the laptop, put away my inspiration spiral and concentrate on the things and situations around me. The blog is my passion and my work but every once in a while I need to take that break and give that same passion to my family. So as I was saying date night. I bought a groupon a couple weeks ago to a local restaurant called Manna here in Lubbock. Wine flights and tapas were covered and the rest of the meal was up to us. I even wrote this post ahead of time so that after date night I wasn’t grabbing my laptop to get this covered.
Priorities…..
Now I’m off to play with my little one and then get prepared for date night. (written Thursday afternoon)
Chop the onions into thin slices and then set aside.
Heat a large dutch oven with canola oil filling it up about an inch high. Put heat around 350 degrees F.
In a bowl combine the flour, salt, herbs and cheese. Mix well with a spoon.
In another bowl mix milk and sriracha. Place a couple of onion rings into the milk mixture and then dredge them in the flour. Shake off excess flour and place rings in the oil. Cook for 30-45 seconds or until golden brown. Remove and place on paper towels to dry. Repeat until all rings are made.
Season was extra salt.
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These are the perfect onion rings! Love the addition of the srirarha flavor. Can’t wait for Miami! Hope to see you there!
Oh yum! These look so crispy and delicious. Definitely fun party food!
These look insanely good. I love the addition of cotija cheese. Looking forward to Miami too.
Oh my gosh! I can totally relate! Some days I want to give up on the blog, the workouts, the training, everything, just so that I can have some quiet time with my family and now need to be constantly updating. But, that’s what we do right? And we gotta find the balance — if you find it, let me know! These rings sound crazy good!!
Yay! Date night sounds lovely 🙂
and I’m currently obsessing over onion rings so these ones are def. speaking to me right now!
I am a sucker for onion rings and these look so yummy!
I only recently tried cotija for the first time, and I am hooked! I love that you incorporated it into these onion rings – yum!!
I often get obsessed with the laptop and phone and forget about what’s going on around me, thanks for the reminder not to let it over take things. These onion rings look amazing, I never would have though to use cotija cheese with them, I love that cheese! Have a great time in Miami!