Baby Blooming Onion Recipe
Print Recipe
It’s no secret. We patronize certain steak houses just to indulge in one specific, absolutely glorious appetizer. During a recent visit, as we broke off piece after piece and dipped them into that tangy, spicy sauce, we couldn’t help but wonder if we could make it at home. The answer is yes. And all you need is this recipe for baby bloomin’ onions.
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Onions
2 pounds cipollini onions, peeled
1½ cups buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¾ teaspoon baking powder
Vegetable oil, as needed for frying
Directions
1. Make the Dipping Sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk the sour cream with the mayonnaise, horseradish, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper to combine. Set aside.
2. Make the Onions: Slice an onion in half vertically, but don’t cut all the way through to the base. The idea is to keep the bottom intact. Turn the onion 45 degrees, slice vertically again and repeat until you end up with what looks like little rectangles of onion, still attached at the base. Repeat with the remaining onions.
3. Loosen the onions a little by wiggling them around to separate the pieces slightly and create space between them. Place the buttermilk in a shallow dish and then add the onions to it. Toss well and massage the onions to get the buttermilk into the score marks.
4. In a medium-size shallow dish, whisk the flour with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne and baking powder to combine.
5. Heat 3 inches of oil in a wide pot over medium-high heat until it reads 350°F on a thermometer.
6. Working one at a time, remove an onion from the buttermilk and dredge fully in the flour mixture, working again to make sure the breading gets into the score marks.
7. Working in batches, fry the onions until they’re golden and crisp, flipping them over halfway through cooking, about 8 to 10 minutes. Set the cooked onions on paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
8. Serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
Dipping Sauce
81 calories
8g fat
1g carbs
0g protein
1g sugars
Onions
434 calories
30g fat
37g carbs
6g protein
9g sugars
Powered By
Note: The information shown is Edamam's estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.