Onion Blossoms with Dipping Sauce are so much fun to make and eat – the flavor of this appetizer is AMAZING, you’ll love it!
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Onion Blossoms with Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- FOR ONION BLOSSOMS
- 3-4 Sweet onions
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 can (12 ounces) seltzer water
- FOR SAUCE
- 1 C mayonnaise
- 1/4 C ketchup
- 1/4 C chili sauce
- 2 Tbsp Sriracha
- 3 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- To make Sauce (make it first
- Combine all ingredients and let set in the fridge for at least 1 hour
- To make Onion Blossoms
- To cut onion take off top and peel. Starting 1 inch away from the base of the onion make 12-16 cuts slicing down. Flip over and spread out onion "petals"
- Begin heating vegetable oil in fryer (pan or electric). You need oil at 375 degrees
- Mix together all ingredients for batter
- Dunk onions in batter one at a time. Be sure to spread petals and get the batter in there
- Fry each onion for about 3 minutes
- Take out of the fryer and put on a plate covered with paper towels to get some of the excess oil off
- Serve immediately
Notes
Really (REALLY) spread the onion after cutting - it's how to get it cooked inside and how to get the batter in there!
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