Fried Onion Blooms

Ingredients

• 2 huge onions, at least 4 inches across
• to taste oil
• to taste beer batter
• to taste flour
• to taste sour cream chili sauce

Steps

1. Preheat deep fryer to 375°F (190°C).
2. Put each onion on cutting board, root end down.
3. Cut ¾ inch (2 cm) off the top.
4. Peel the onion.
5. Cut vertically through the center, from the top to the root, without cutting through.
6. Repeat cuts radially (across the center, like a clock face) for a total of 6 or 8 cuts.
7. Remove about 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the onion center.
8. Soak in ice water 15 minutes.
9. Cut a little deeper if an onion is not bloomed enough.
10. Dip in seasoned flour.
11. Shake gently to remove excess.
12. Dip in beer batter.
13. Shake gently to remove excess.
14. You may have to separate layers to get a good coating.
15. Handling carefully, lower into fryer using a fryer basket.
16. Fry about a minute and a half.
17. Remove basket from fryer.
18. Turn onions over.
19. Return to fryer.
20. Fry until golden, about another minute and a half.
21. Drain on towel.
22. Serve hot.