Favorite Blooming Onion with Sauce
Learn how to make a delicious and crispy blooming onion with a tangy sauce in this easy recipe. Perfect for sharing as a favorite appetizer.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¾ tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoons cream-style horseradish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 large onion
- 2 quarts vegetable oil for deep-frying
Instructions
For the Sauce:
- In a small bowl, add mayonnaise, horseradish, ketchup, ¼ tsp salt, paprika, a dash of cayenne pepper, and a dash of pepper .
- Stir everything together until well mixed.
- Put the bowl in the refrigerator.
For the Blooming Onion:
- In a large bowl, beat an egg
- Pour milk into the same bowl with the egg.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, and cumin.
- Prepare the onion by cutting off about 3/4 to 1 inch from the top and bottom.
- Remove the skin from the onion.
- Take out the core from the middle of the onion (around 1 inch in diameter).
- Use a sharp knife to slice down the center of the onion, stopping about 3/4 of the way down.
- Turn the onion 90 degrees and slice again.
- Continue slicing the sections in half, but be careful not to cut through the bottom. You should have 16 sections.
- Spread the petals of the onion apart to make it easier to coat.
- Optional: If you want, soak the onion in an ice bath for an hour to make it easier to "bloom."
- Dip the onion into the milk mixture.
- Coat the onion well with the flour mixture.
- Separate the petals and sprinkle the flour mixture between them.
- Once all the petals are coated, dip the onion into the milk mixture again.
- Coat the onion with the flour mixture once more.
- Put the coated onion in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
- While the onion is chilling, preheat the oil in a deep fryer or deep pot. Set the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Carefully place the onion in the hot oil, making sure it's right side up.
- Fry the onion for about 10 minutes or until it turns golden brown.
- Take the onion out of the oil and let it drain on a rack or paper towels.
- Open up the center of the onion so you can place the small bowl of dipping sauce inside.
Nutrition
Calories: 787kcalCarbohydrates: 33.4gProtein: 8gFat: 70.3gSaturated Fat: 11gFiber: 2gSugar: 5.7g
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