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Outback Steakhouse Bloomin Onion Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Tuilelaith / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago Okay I went to the food pantry again, I love free food, I got a 50 pound bag of onions. So yes I went out and found a Blooming Onion recipe and tweeked it to my family. We also got a case of sour cream, so even the sauces were a breeze. Prep:90m Cook:15m Servings:4	Tuilelaith
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Ingredients

4 Vidalia or Texas Sweet Onions

Batter:

1/3 C. Cornstarch

1 1/2 C. Flour

2 tsp. Garlic -- minced

2 tsp. Paprika

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Pepper

24 oz. Beer, we used sprite, sweeter taste (allergic to hops!)

Seasoned Flour:

2 C. Flour

4 tsp. Paprika

2 tsp. Garlic powder

1/2 tsp. Pepper

1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper

Creamy Chili Sauce:

1 pint Mayonnaise

1 pint Sour cream

1/2 C. Chili sauce

1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper

Ranch Sauce:

1 pint Mayonnaise

1 pint Sour cream

1/4 cup butter milk

1/4 cup Ranch Dressing Mix, found in my recipes

Directions

What this requires is a sharp knife and a steady hand.

Use a LARGE onion, it is easier.

Peel the onion, and slice enough off of one end so that it will stay upright by itself.

Now, slice the onion vertically in a series of 1/4 - 3/8" parallel slices, stopping 1/2" shy of the bottom.

Rotate the onion 90 degrees, and repeat.

Place the onion in ice water, and let sit for at least 1 hour.

(This causes the 'bloom' to open up.)

Remove about 1" of petals from center of onion.

You could also just cut the onion with an apple cutter, it cuts out the core. Then do the Ice thing. There is also a Blooming Onion Machine, or so I've read. I quess they are pretty hard to find..

Mix cornstarch, flour, and seasonings until well blended.

Add beer or sprite, mix well.

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 for about 1 1/2 minutes.

Turn over, and fry an additional 1 1/2 minutes.

Then I placed these on cookie cooling racks on a cookie sheet.

I baked them at 250 for 10 minutes. All, well lots, of the grease dripped out onto the paper towels I had under the racks. Healthier that way.

Drain on paper towels.

Serve hot with Creamy Chili Sauce. Or I also served ranch dip using the sour cream and the Ranch Dressing Mix Recipe I have up out here. My daughter just likes this with ketchup....

If you have little serving cups, put the sauce in them and place them in the center of the onion. Thats how they serve them at the Outback. These are also served at Ren Faires.

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Comments

rosemaryblue 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Love these onions! Good recipe.

shirleyoma 1 year, 11 months ago said:
One of my favorites! yummmmmmm

liezel 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Great recipe! Looks great aswell

linebb956 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Wow.. sounds good... Hey.. when you baked them.. they stayed crisp? Every time I try that with any thing fried.. it gets soggy.. what's the trick? I have a gas stove..

debra47 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Great recipe!

jackaro 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I found this recipe very cumbersome, too many ingredients left over, and lot of clean up.
The sauce does not have the "KICK" like the Outbacks sauce does.

I tried this recipe which is simple, easy and gives the carbon copy taste:

1 Frozen, Battered Onion Flower (from Sysco or any
Food Service Cash & Carry)
4 oz. Dinni's Select Bloomin Sauce (from internet)
2 Qt Oil for frying

Direction:
1. Deep fry onion flower at 350 degrees till Golden Grown, remove from fryer and drain oil.
2. Pour Bloomin Sauce in a cup and place in the middle of the onion and serve.

cherylannxo 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I have been looking all over for this recipe. Thanx for sharing it. Have a wonderful night....Cheryl

riverrat715 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
These look wonderful. I am making them for supper tonight. You sure have my hi five. These are one of my favorite things to eat.

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