Bloomin’ Onion

By draingal

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tsp garlic, minced
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 24 oz. beer
• Mix cornstarch, flour and seasonings until well blended. Add beer, mix well. Cut about 3/4” off top of onion and peel. Cut into onion 12 to 16 vertical wedges – but do not cut through bottom root end.

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the seasoned flour as follows:
2 cups flour
4 tsp paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Remove about 1” of petal from center of onion. Dip onion in seasoned flour and remove excess by shaking. Separate petals and dip in batter to coat thoroughly. Gently place in fryer basket and deep fry at 375 to 400 degrees for 1 ½ minutes. Turn over, and fry an additional 1 ½ minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Place onion upright in shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple corer. Serve hot with Creamy Chili Sauce.
Creamy Chili Sauce:
1 pint mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
½ cup chili sauce
½ tsp Cayenne pepper