Baked Blooming Onion With Spicy Dipping Sauce Food

BLOOMING ONION AND DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, 1/3 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon oregano, a dash ground black pepper and cayenne pepper; mix well. Keep sauce covered in refrigerator until needed.
• To make the batter: In a medium bowl, beat egg and add milk. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, ground black pepper, oregano, thyme and cumin; mix.
• To slice onion: slice 1 inch off of the top and bottom of the onion and remove the papery skin. Use a thin knife to cut a 1 inch diameter core out of the middle of the onion. Now use a very sharp, large knife to slice the onion several times down the center to create 'petals': First slice through the center of the onion to about three-fourths of the way down. Turn the onion 90 degrees and slice it again in an X across the first slice. Keep slicing the sections in half, very carefully until the onion has been cut 16 times. Do not cut down to the bottom of the onion. (The last 8 slices will be difficult, be careful).
• Spread the 'petals' of the onion apart. To help keep them separate you could plunge the onion into boiling water for 1 minute and then into cold water.
• Dip the onion into the milk mixture and then coat it liberally with the flour mixture. Again separate the petals and sprinkle the dry coating between them. Once you're sure the onion is well-coated, dip it back into the wet mixture and into the dry coating again. This double-dipping ensures you have a well-coated onion because some of the coating will wash off when you fry the onion.
• 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.
• Fry the onion right side up in the oil for 10 minutes or until it turns brown. When the onion has browned, remove it from the oil and let it drain on a rack or paper towels. Open the onion wider from the center so that you can put a small dish of the dipping sauce in the center.

BAKED BLOOMING ONION WITH SPICY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400º F
• Cut off the top of your onion (not the root), remove the outer layer of the onion and discard.
• Place the recently cut, flat part of the onion on the cutting board, root side up.
• Starting about ½ inch from the root, cut the onion straight down. Go all the way around the onion with evenly spaced cuts.
• Turn the onion back over and allow the onion petals to fan out, then remove the center of the onion.
• Place the onion on a cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and water.
• In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Lightly sprinkle the onion with the flour mixture. Then spoon some of the egg mixture and, using a silicone basting brush, coat the onion with the egg mixture. (You may not need to use all of the egg mixture)
• Cover the onion with the almond flour mixture. Using a spoon to get into all of the layers of the onion.
• Bake your onion for 20-25 minutes until browned and onion petals are soft.
• While the onion is baking, mix the Greek yogurt, hot sauce, chili powder, and garlic salt together in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
• Preheat your air fryer to 400ºF
• Cut off the top of your onion (not the root), remove the outer layer of the onion and discard.
• Place the recently cut, flat part of the onion on the cutting board, root side up.
• Starting about ½ inch from the root, cut the onion straight down. Go all the way around the onion with evenly spaced cuts.
• Turn the onion back over and allow the onion petals to fan out, then remove the center of the onion.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and water.
• In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Lightly sprinkle the onion with the flour mixture. Then spoon some of the egg mixture and, using a silicone basting brush, coat the onion with the egg mixture. (You may not need to use all of the egg mixture)
• Cover the onion with the almond flour mixture. Using a spoon to get into all of the layers of the onion.
• Place the onion in your air fryer basket and cook for 8-10 minutes. Or until browned and onion petals are soft.
• While the onion is air frying, mix the Greek yogurt, hot sauce, chili powder, and garlic salt together in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge until you're ready to serve.

BLOOMIN' ONION DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix it all together and enjoy as a dip for onions or french fries, or as a sandwich spread.

BAKED BLOOMIN' ONION

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Peel onions. Cut the bottom level but leave core intact.
• Cut onion 6 ways to make petals, carefully loosening. It will bloom more when cooked.
• Place flour salt and seasonings in zip lock bag.
• Spray onions with cooking spray, place in bag and shake gently.
• Remove onion and shake excess off.
• Place on baking sheet and spray again with cooking spray to aid in browning.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes until tender.
• Serve with ranch dressing.