Posted by Nancy K. on April 27, 1998 at 06:42:39:
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin Onion
1/3 Cup Cornstarch
1 1/2 Cups Flour
2 tsp. Garlic -- minced
2 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Pepper
24 oz. Beer
4 Vidalia or Texas Sweet Onion
Seasoned Flour:
2 Cups 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 Cup Tomato chili sauce
1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper
Heat oil for deep-frying to 375 degrees.
Mix cornstarch, flour, and seasonings until well blended. Add beer, mix well and set aside.
Mix together all seasoned flour ingredients and set aside.
Mix all sauce ingredients together and set aside.
Cut about 3/4" 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" of petals from center of onion.
Dip onion in seasoned flour and remove excess by shaking.
Separate petals to coat thoroughly with batter.
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.
Serve hot with Creamy Chili Sauce.