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Judy

Does anyone have a recipe for fixing them to be spread out and crispy?

Pat/AR

ONION BLOSSOM
From: Southern Living

1 lg. Vidalia or other sweet onion
2 tbls all-purpose flour
1 lg. egg, lightly beaten
1 cup saltine cracker crumbs
Vegetable oil
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
Commercial dark honey-mustard or Ranch-style salad dressing

Peel onion, leaving root end intact. cut onion vertically into quarters, cutting to within 1/2 inch of root end. Cut each quarter vertically into thirds.

Place onion in boiling water 1 minute; remove and place in ice water 5 minutes. Loosen "petals" if necessary. Drain onion, cut side down.

Place flour in a zip-top plastic bag; add onion, shaking to coat. dip onion in egg.

Place cracker crumbs in plastic bag; add onion, tossing to coat. chill 1 hour.

Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into an electric fryer or heavy saucepan and heat to 375 degrees.

Fry onion 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown' drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt, if desired.

Serve onion with dark honey-mustard of Ranch-style salad dressing.

Yield: 2 servings

Re: Texas Tumbleweed or Fried Onion

Elly

Hi Judy;
The recipe for Bloomin Onion from the Outback Steakhouse is in the copycat recipes here at TKL.

Re: Texas Tumbleweed or Fried Onion

Judy

Thank you so much Pat I think this is what I am looking for thanks again.

This is something like it, but not exact. The receipee I would like to get is very much like the way they serve it at CHili's Restaurant in Connecticut

janchy