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.

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.

step 5

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