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BLOOMING ONION




Source of Recipe


Master Chef Don Easley


Recipe Introduction


SERVES 4-6


Recipe Link: http://www.recipecircus.com/recipes/MasterChef

List of Ingredients




3 cups cornstarch

1 1/2 cups flour

2 tsps garlic salt

2 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

24 ozs beer

4 - 6 collosal onions 4" dia or larger

seasoned flour, as needed

1 quart Creamy chili sauce:

combine 1 pint each mayonnaise and sour cream, 1/2 cup chili sauce and 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. Optionally add 1/4 C horseradish.

Recipe




~ Mix cornstarch, flour and seasonings until well blended; add beeer, mix well.

~ Cut about 3/4" off top of onion, peel onion.

~ Cut into onion 12 - 16 vertical wedges, but do not cut through bottom [root end]. Remove about 1" of "petals" from center of onion. ~ Dip cut onion in seasoned flour and remove excess by shaking; dip in batter and remove excess by gently shaking.

~ Separate petals to coat thoroughly with batter; mix batter after standing to blend ingredients.

~ Gently place onion in fryer basket and deep fry at 375 - 400o for 1 1/2 minutes; turn over and fry a 1 - 1` 1/2 minutes longer or until golden brown.

~ Drain on paper towels. Place onion upright in shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple corer; serve hot with sauce. **Seasoned flour: combine 2 cups flour, 4 tsps paprike, 2 tsps garlic power, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/4 tsp caynne pepper; mix well.