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Blooming Onion and Dipping Sauce Recipe

Blooming Onion and Dipping Sauce Recipe

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Learn how to make a delicious blooming onion with a zesty dipping sauce at home with this easy recipe.

Ingredients

Dipping Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons cream-style horseradish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1/3 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper

Coating:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/3 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

Onion:

  • 1 large sweet onion
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Make sauce: Mix mayonnaise, horseradish, ketchup, paprika, cayenne, salt, oregano, and black pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate.
  2. Make coating: Beat milk and egg. Mix flour, salt, cayenne, paprika, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and cumin. Set aside.
  3. Prepare onion: Slice and separate petals. Dip onion in milk, coat with seasoned flour, repeat. Fry until golden brown.
  4. Drain and serve with dipping sauce.