Blooming Onion and Dipping Sauce

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Gather all ingredients.'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Make sauce: Mix mayonnaise, horseradish, ketchup, paprika, cayenne, salt, oregano, and black pepper together in a medium bowl until well combined. Cover and store in the refrigerator until needed.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Make coating: Beat milk and egg together in a medium bowl until well combined.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Mix flour, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and cumin together in a separate bowl. Set both bowls aside.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Prepare onion: Slice 1 inch off of the top and bottom of onion and remove the papery skin.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Remove a 1-inch diameter core from middle of onion, leaving the very bottom of the root end intact.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Use a large, sharp knife to slice down center of onion about 3/4 of the way down; turn onion 90 degrees and slice again.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Keep slicing each section in half until you have 16 sections, being careful not to cut through bottom of onion.'}

9. 9

   {'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': 'Spread "petals" apart. (To help keep them separate, you could plunge onion into boiling water for 1 minute and then into cold water to stop the cooking.)'}

10. 10

    {'id': 'step_9', 'step': 10, 'text': 'Dip onion into milk mixture and then coat well with seasoned flour mixture, separating the petals and sprinkling the flour mixture between them.'}

11. 11

    {'id': 'step_10', 'step': 11, 'text': 'Dip onion back into milk mixture, then coat with flour mixture again to ensure all pieces are well coated.'}

12. 12

    {'id': 'step_11', 'step': 12, 'text': 'Heat oil in a deep fryer or deep pot to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Make sure you use enough oil to completely cover the onion when it fries. Lower onion, cut-side up, into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 10 minutes.'}

13. 13

    {'id': 'step_12', 'step': 13, 'text': 'Drain on a rack or on paper towels.'}

14. 14

    {'id': 'step_13', 'step': 14, 'text': 'Open center of onion wide enough to fit the bowl of dipping sauce and serve.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (6 servings total)

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