Chili’s Awesome Blossom
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Chili’s Awesome Blossom
Description
The recipe prepares an "Awesome Blossom" by carefully slicing a large onion into petal-like sections while keeping the root intact to hold it together. The onion is soaked in ice-cold water to induce the petals to open, creating a flower shape. It is then dredged in a seasoned flour mixture, dipped into buttermilk, and dredged again, coating it thoroughly for frying. Deep frying in vegetable oil heated to 350°F results in a golden, crisp exterior while the cooked onion inside remains tender.
The accompanying dipping sauce blends sour cream, ketchup, seasoned salt, ground red pepper, horseradish, and paprika, creating a creamy, mildly spicy condiment that complements the sweetness and texture of the fried onion petals.
This appetizer offers a fun presentation and a combination of crispy and mellow flavors, best served immediately to maintain crispness. The dipping sauce adds a bright, slightly spicy flavor contrast.
Ingredients
Awesome Blossom
- 1 onion large
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt McCormick brand
- ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- vegetable oil for frying
Dipping Sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- ½ teaspoon seasoned salt McCormick brand
- ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1½ teaspoons horseradish
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
Awesome Blossom
- Mix all dry ingredients together.
- Cut the top 1/4 off the onion (the top has the stem). Then peel the onion but make sure the root stays intact.
- Carefully slice the onion from the top stopping about ½ inch above the root (take care not to cut through the root). Slice the rest of the onion like a pie.
- Soak the onion in ice-cold water for about 30 minutes until the onion's petals open up and bloom.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- Drain the onion and dip in flour mixture and dust the onion to cover the onion thoroughly.
- Dip onion in buttermilk and back in flour mixture.
- Place the onion in the hot oil and fry until golden. Oil should cover onion.
- When done, drain well and place the fried onion on a plate.
- Cut the center out of the onion.
Sauce Directions
- Mix all sauce ingredients together. Serve the sauce in a small ramekin in the middle of the onion blossom.
- Garnish with paprika and just a dash of red pepper.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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