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These bite-sized blooming onions overturned out state one of those apotropaic recipes where I kept mentation a block would go base, but they all worked! It's impressive when that happens. It agency these were a vast success on the no try.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 pounds cipollini onions, peeled and sectioned
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Onion Dip:
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Pinch of salt and pepper
INTRUCTIONS
- The first part of this is making sure you buy the right onions, You can’t use frozen onions or pearl onions. They are a bit too small. You need these cipollini onions. You can usually find them by the pound in most supermarkets near the onions.
- Normally, when you make a large blooming onion you want to leave the root on to keep the whole thing together. I was torn here because I wanted the onions to stay together but also wanted to be able to eat it in one bite and not have to worry about the root. I decided to try cutting off the root and see how it goes.
- It turns out you can do this, Trim off just enough to get rid of the dirty root, but keep as much as possible intact. Instead, leave the tip end intact! Then just peel the onion with a sharp paring knife or you fingers.
- Next, slice into the onion to make sections (like in the full sized version). If you slice into what used to be the root section, the tip section will keep the onion together. This wouldn’t work with a full-sized onion, but works fine with the little ones. Just be careful not to cut all the way through. A sharp knife helps.
- This is a pretty annoying prep. I put on some tunes though and worked through two pounds of onions in about 15 minutes. They go fast once you get the hang of it.
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