Hot and Spicy Fried Onion Rings

Hot sauce and buttermilk make these
deep fried onion rings extra special.

Ingedients:
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 medium egg
1 dash hot sauce
3 medium onions
1 cup self-rising flour
3 cups canola oil
Salt and pepper totaste

Directions:
Slice onions into quarter-inch slices.
Mix buttermilk, egg, salt, and pepper
and a dash of hot sauce to create batter.
Put onions in mixture to soak.
Refrigerate for three hours,
stirring occasionally so batter
completely coats onion rings.
Remove onion rings from refrigerator;
coat lightly with self-rising flour.
Reserve. Let stand for 1–2 hours.
Deep-fry in canola oil until golden brown.
Salt and pepper to taste.