Best Ever Blooming Onion

Ingredients

·         1 lärge white onion

·         2 1/2 cups äll-purpose flour

·         2 täblespoons päprikä

·         1 teäspoon cäyenne pepper

·         1 teäspoon gärlic powder

·         1/2 teäspoon oregäno

·         sält änd pepper to täste

·         2 lärge eggs

·         1 1/2 cups milk

·         1 quärt vegetäble oil

·         Thousänd Isländ dressing, chipotle or other dipping säuce optionäl

Instructions

1.    Cut off ½ inch from the pointy stem end of the onion while leäving the other end of root intäct. Then remove the päpery skin.

2.    Position the onion cut-side down änd root-side up on ä cutting boärd. With ä shärp knife änd stärting ¾ inch from the root, mäke ä downwärd cut äll the wäy through to the boärd.

3.    Repeät änd cut verticäl slices äround the onion äbout 1/4″ äpärt ät the root, try to mäke cuts evenly änd ävoid overläpping with the previous cut. You will get äbout 12 to 16 verticäl cuts depending on the size of your onion. 

4.    Turn the onion over änd gently spreäd the "petäls” of the onion äpärt. Open from the outside änd working towärds the center. 

5.    In ä medium bowl, combine flour, spices, sält änd pepper. Dip the onion into to cover completely, änd shäke off excess.

6.    In änother medium bowl, beät eggs änd ädd milk. Gently dip into egg mixture änd cover completely. For the best result, let the onion soäk in the bätter for 10 minutes.

7.    Return onion to the flour änd cover completely; freeze for 30-60 min to set. Meänwhile, fill ä deep fryer or medium säucepän with 3 inches of oil änd heät to 350°F.

8.    Fry for äbout 3 - 4 minutes, änd turn the onion over. Fry änother 3 – 4 minutes until the onion häs turned golden brown. It’s äbout 7-8 minutes totäl to get your onion fully cooked. 

9.    Using ä slotted spoon, remove onion to ä päper-towel-lined pläte. 

10.  (Optionäl) Mix together Thousänd Isländ dressing änd creämy horserädish säuce. Ädjust the ämount of horserädish depending on how spicy you’d like your säuce to be.

11.  Serve wärm with dipping säuce änd enjoy!

Source: https://tipbuzz.com/blooming-onion/

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