Recipe: Bloomin' Onion

The recipe is listed in our Copycat Recipe Central
in Generic Copycat Recipes - Appetizers

From: dn22+@andrew.cmu.edu (Denise D. Novak)
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Date: 30 Jun 1994 19:46:09 -0400

ULTIMATE ONION
3 cups cornstarch
1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. garlic salt
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
24 oz. beer
4-6 colossal onions (4 inch diameter or larger)
Seasoned flour, as need (recipe below)
1 quart Creamy Chili Sauce (recipe below)

1. Mix cornstarch, flour and seasonings until well-blended. Add beer:
mix well. Cut about 3/4 inch off top of onion, peel onion.
2. Cut onion into 12 to 16 vertical wedges, but do not cut through
bottom (root end). Remove about 1 inch of "petals " from center of
onion.
3. Dip cut onion in seasoned flour and remove excess by shaking; dip in
batter and remove excess by gently shaking. Separate "petals" to coat
thoroughly with batter. Mix batter after standing to blend ingredients.
Gently place in fryer basket and deep-fry at 375 to 400 degrees 1 1/2
minutes. Turn over and fry 1 to 1 1/2 minutes longer or until golden
brown.
4. Drain on paper towels. Place onion upright in shallow bowl and
remove center core with a circular cutter or apple corer. Serve hot
with Creamy Chili Sauce.

SEASONED FLOUR Combine 2 c. flour, 4 tsp. paprika and 2 tsp garlic
powder, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; mix well.

CREAMY CHILI SAUCE Combine 1 pint each mayonnaise and dairy sour cream,
1/2 c. chili sauce and 1/2 rsp cayenne pepper;mix well.