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Blooming Onion--With Dip

Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Sweet onion; Texas - Vidalia
  Walla Walla or Maui
  Water
1   Egg - beaten
2 tablespoons 30mlFlour
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozCracker crumbs
  OR coating mix
  Oil - for deep frying
  Dip-
1/2 cup 118mlMayonnaise
1/2 cup 118mlSour cream
1/2 cup 118mlThousand island dressing
2 tablespoons 30mlHorseradish - grated

Recipe Instructions

Select a well-rounded onion. Peel outer skin off. Leave root intact; cut off any hanging roots. Using small, sharp knife, divide onion into four sections by making 2 cuts crosswise, beginning at the top and cutting toward root, stopping about 1/2 inch away. Cut each section twice. Place onion in bowl of enough boiling water to cover it and leave for 5 minutes.

The sections, or "petals" will begin to open. Remove onion from hot water and immerse into ice water, to help the opening. Drain well by turning upside down on paper towel. Put flour into paper bag, add onion and shake gently to coat with flour.

Roll floured onion in beaten egg to cover. Put cracker crumbs or coating mix in paper bag, add onion and shake gently to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour before deep frying in oil to golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Cooked onion may be kept for a time in warm oven.

The "Outback Steakhouse" serves this with a delicious hot-hot sauce to dunk' in. They also add hot spices to the flour and/or coating mix.

Source:
Pace newsletter spring 93

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