Outback Steakhouse Blooming Onion Recipe

By CheeseDiva

Make Outback Steakhouse’s Blooming Onion Recipe at home tonight for your family.  Our Secret Restaurant Recipe for their Bloomin’ Onion and Creamy Chili Dipping Sauce tastes just like Outback Steakhouse’s.

Ingredients

• Large Vidalia or Texas Sweet Onion
• Batter
• 1/3 cup Cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cup Flour
• 2 teaspoons Garlic — minced
• 2 teaspoons Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Pepper
• 24 ounces Beer
• Seasoned Flour
• 2 cup Flour
• 4 teaspoons Paprika
• 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne pepper

Details

Adapted from secretcopycatrestaurantrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cornstarch, flour, and seasonings until well blended.
Add beer and mix well.
Cut about 3/4 inch off top of onion and peel. Cut into onion 12 to 16 vertical wedges, but do not cut through bottom root end. Remove about 1 inch of petals 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 1 1/2 minutes. Turn over, and fry an additional 1 1/2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
Place onion upright in shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple corer.