These little bad boys will turn anyone's frown upside down. It's unreal how really good these are!
(Inspired by a recipe I saw on Thrillist)
Ingredients:
1 sweet, yellow or white onion, preferably a sweet onion
1 package of Beyond Meat beyond burger
1 package of Follow Your Heart cheddar shreds
1 cup flour
Juice from 1 can of chickpeas (aquafaba)
Roughly 1-2 cups of fine Panko Bread Crumbs
Garlic salt
Oil for frying
Directions:
In one bowl add flour, season with garlic salt
In another bowl add your bread crumbs, season with garlic salt if not already seasoned
Whisk your aquafaba in another bowl
Slice your onion into roughly 1 inch thick onion rings
Separate the rings
Use the inner smaller rings roughly 2-3 inches wide
Take one ring and place onto cutting board
Press a spoonful of beyond meat into half of ring
Grab roughly 1 tbl of cheddar shreds
Using your hands and fingers press shreds into a ball
Place into your meat
Top with more meat to fill ring
Using hands press to form firmly
Place into flour and mix around to cover completely
Dip into aquafaba followed by breadcrumbs
(Repeat for thicker coat)
Place onto greased sheet
Repeat with remaining meat and rings
Place into freezer for roughly 10 minutes
Preheat oven to 375
Heat oil in a small/deep frying pan (roughly 1 inch thick of oil
When oil is hot place 2-3 of battered onions into hot oil
Fry on each side for roughly 3 minutes until golden
Remove and place onto greased baking sheet
Repeat with remaining rings
Place into preheated oven for roughly 10 minutes remove and let sit 2-3 minutes
Serve and get ready for heaven in your mouth!