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Blooming Onion

created by @big38

Blooming Onion

Ingredients

7 items
Scale recipe
4(small) whole onion
—Canola oil
Dipping liquid
180gmilk
1egg
Dredge
180gAP flour
60gsweet potato starch
2gsalt

Directions

01

Shave onion’s head and place on the bottom. Cut the onion vertically faced down, keeping the roots up top.

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02

Soak onion in the dipping liquid, then cover well with the dredge mix. Rest for at least 10 minutes in the fridge to make sure coating sticks to the onion.

03

Fry in canola at 350ºF until golden crispy.

04

Rest 10min then fry again until dark brown.

05

Top off with your favorite seasoning or bbq sauce.

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Notes

I tried double dredging and it didn’t work as well. I’d recommend staying with one coating to keep the whole dish lighter. Unless you’re cooking for a large party, it’s better to choose small onions so everyone can get their own.