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Onion Blossom

Source of Recipe


Taste of Home magazine



List of Ingredients



• 2 large sweet onions, unpeeled
  
• ½ cup mayonnaise
  
• ½ cup sour cream
  
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
  
• 2½ tsp Cajun seasoning, divided
  
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• Oil for deep-fat frying
  






Instructions



1. Leaving the root end intact, peel the outer skin of the onion. Cut a small slice off of the top. Starting at the top of the onion and on one side, make a cut downward toward the root end, stopping ½ inch from the bottom. Make additional cuts 1/8-inch from the first, until there are cuts completely across top of onion. Turn the onion a quarter turn so the slices are horizontal to you. Repeat the cuts 1/8-inch apart from each other until there is a checkerboard pattern across entire top of onion.
   
   
2. In a small bowl, make dip by combining mayonnaise, sour cream, chili powder and 1½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning; set aside. In a large one-gallon plastic bag, combine flour and remaining Cajun seasoning. Place milk in a small deep bowl. Coat the onion in flour, then dip into milk and back into the flour mixture.
   
   
3. Fry in enough oil to cover onion at 375° F for 5 minutes, or until golden, turning once. Remove from oil; place on serving plate. Discard the very center of the fried onion blossom. Place a few spoonfuls of dip in the center of the blossom and serve immediately.
   
   Makes 4 appetizer servings.