bloomin onion bites

Bloomin' Onion Bites

prep

30 min

cook

5 min

feeds

Varies

These bite-sized blooming onions are so much better than the full-sized version. Each bite has a crispier crust which is perfect for dipping!

Ingredients

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sour cream

1 Tablespoon ketchup

1/2 teaspoon paprika

Pinch of salt and pepper


2 bags of pearl onions

2 eggs

1 pint buttermilk

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tablespoon paprika

1 Tablespoon kosher salt

1 Tablespoon pepper

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Vegetable or peanut oil for frying


2 bags of pearl onions

2 eggs

1 pint buttermilk

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tablespoon paprika

1 Tablespoon kosher salt

1 Tablespoon pepper

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Vegetable or peanut oil for frying

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sour cream

1 Tablespoon ketchup

1/2 teaspoon paprika

Pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions

Bloomin' Onion Bites

step 1

Mix together eggs and buttermilk.

step 2

Peel onions, cut off the root, make 2 slices 3/4 the way down from where the root was toward the tip to create 4 sections. Let onions soak in buttermilk egg mixture for 30 minutes.

cutting onions

step 3

Add oil to fry pot and begin to heat up on Sidekick on medium high heat.

step 4

Mix together flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Roll onions in flour mixture, make sure to get flour in between the layers and sections of the onions.

battering onions

step 5

When oil reaches 350 °F, fry onions until golden brown.

frying onions

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