Blooming Onion And Creamy Chili Sauce Recipe
A restaurant-style appetizer that you can make at home!
Recipe Ingredients
- Batter
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 1/2 cups beer
- 4 Vidalia or other SWEET Onions
Directions
- Flour Mix
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper - (Combine and mix well)
- Creamy Chili Sauce
2 cups mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cups chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper - Combine all the ingredients for the sauce mixing well to blend. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat deep fryer between 375 to 400 degrees F.
- Combine cornstarch, flour, and seasonings until well blended add beer mixing well.
- Cut about 3/4 inch off top of onion and peel. Cut into onion 12 to 16 vertical wedges but do not cut through bottom root end. Remove about 1 inch of petals from center of onion. Separate the onion petals just slightly, too much will destroy the onion.
- Dip onion in seasoned flour removing excess by shaking. Separate petals to coat thoroughly with batter. Dip in batter. Dip in flour mixture again.
- Very gently place in fryer basket and deep-fry for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn over, and fry an additional 1 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- Place onion upright in shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple corer.
- Serve hot with Creamy Chili Sauce.
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Recipe Categories
- Meal Type: Appetizer
- Ethnicity: American
- Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes
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