That was a mouth full. I’m not a fan of Outback Steakhouse, but I LOVE their Blooming Onion. I mean come on… Deep Fried Onion! What’s not to love?
{Please excuse the burnt tips… They added texture!}
This recipe was inspired by an Outback commercial. I was determined to make one without all the fat. Though nothing baked is every as good as the fried version, this is really close. I love tender sweet onions. I’ll usually find me picking the onions out of the fajitas before I even tough the shrimp or chicken.
My food photography skills suck are not developed enough to get a good picture of the texture. All my overhead pictures came out blurry. Sorry. I really did try. Either way, it was good and you should try it.
I’m not a fan of frying so I’m always experimenting with ways to “fake” fry stuff in the oven. The Panko really helped to get that crunch I love about the original Blooming Onion.
I also made a simple dip to go along side. I haven’t had a Blooming Onion in.. years maybe, but I remember it being served with a spicy mayo sauce. The commercial helped me remember that, too. My dip is made with Plain Greek Yogurt instead of Mayo. Less calories and fat! This blooming onion is almost healthy… Not really, but close.
So what did you learn today? Yep, I’m a genius.
My advise, if you’re going to make this, trim the tops more than I did. After I made this, I Googled how to properly cut a Blooming Onion. This video was helpful and seems WAY easier.
Oh, and I do not have a recipe for the dip. It has Greek Yogurt, Hot Sauce, and Ketchup in it but I didn’t measure anything. It was kind of a last minute addition.
In other news…
I spent all afternoon, yesterday, on the phone trying to fix my blog. This weekend one was my recipe was featured on some popular Facebook page, and I received WAY more views than I normally would. This whole weekend was big for LF&B. Lots of people checked out my recipe for the Margarita Cake and the post about Huck. It only makes since that my site would start acting up.
Hopefully, everything is back to normal now. Fingers crossed. One day, I can pay someone to do this stuff for me… One day!
I’ll leave you with a collage of our weekend, not spent in the hospital…
Watching Huck lick the cheese dip bowl was the highlight of my week. He was so excited to eat.
Baked Beer Batter Blooming Onion
Ingredients
- 1 Large Vidalia Onion
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Beer of Choice
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground Pepper Powder (Optional)
- 3/4 cups Panko
- 2 Large Eggs
- Cooking Spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut onion into blooming shape. {See video link in post} | |
Combined Flour, Beer, and Seasonings into a large bowl. | |
Whisk eggs together in a large bowl. Add Onion and fully coat in egg. | |
Dip Onion in Beer Batter to fully coat. Make sure batter gets into all opens. | |
Lay Battered Onion on a plate and sprinkle with Panko. Open up the different layers of the Onion to fully coat. | |
Spray a foil lined baking sheet with Cooking Spray and place Onion in the center. Using more foil, create a tent over the onion, and place in the oven {I didn't have any foil to do this with but I highly recommend so your tips do not burn too} | |
Cook Onion for 15 minutes, remove foil and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes or until onion is tender and outside is crispy. Remove from oven and enjoy! |
I would really like this but your dad would not, even though he would eat it & complain later. So glad ya’ll had a good week-end.