2006-Feb-18 - Ultimate Onion Bloom Recipe
I love onions, onion rings, Walla Wallas are my favorite....don't have em often......but I came across this today.....and it has my mouth watering.....
Ultimate Onion Bloom
From: National Onion Association
Ingredients:
Yield: 24 servings
Beer Batter:
3 cups cornstarch
1-1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons garlic salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
24 ounces beer
Seasoned Flour:
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 onions, colossal (4-inch in diameter or larger)
as needed oil
Creamy Chili Sauce:
1 pint mayonnaise
1 pint dairy sour cream
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
For Beer Batter: Combine cornstarch, flour and seasonings.
Add beer; mix well.
For Seasoned Flour: Combine ingredients and mix well.
Cut about 3/4-inch off top of onions and peel. Cut into 12 to
16 vertical wedges, but DO NOT cut through bottom (root end)
of the onions. Remove about 1-inch of "petals" from center of
onion. Soak cut onions in ice water 10 to 15 minutes. If onion
petals do not separate and "bloom" cut petals slightly deeper.
Dip cut onion in seasoned flour mixture and remove excess by
shaking; dip into batter and remove excess by gently shaking.
Separate "petals" to coat thoroughly with beer batter. Gently
place onion in fryer basket and deep-fat fry at 375 degrees
for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes. Turn over and fry an additional 1 to
1-1/2 minutes longer until golden brown. Repeat with remaining
onions.
Drain on paper towels. Place onion upright in shallow bowl and
serve with Creamy Chili Sauce, if desired.
For Creamy Chili Sauce: Combine ingredients and mix well.
Spoon chili sauce into small cups. Place one cup in center
of each bloom and serve.
Fried Onion Petals
Ingredients:
1 medium onion
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon oil
Mix all ingredients together and blend until lumps are gone.
Preheat the oil in your deep fat fryer or frying pan to the
proper temperature for the food you are cooking. Dry the
vegetable with paper towel and dip into the batter. Place in
the hot oil one piece at a time. Try to keep the pieces from
colliding until the batter has had a chance to set (which is
within a matter of seconds). Cook until the batter has turned
a golden brown, remove to a paper towel to drain and serve
at once
Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments
2006-Feb-18 - WOW!!!
Posted by spinninggrandma
Gotta get some goood onions and try. We love those.
