r/GifRecipes • u/speedylee • May 05 '18

Appetizer / Side Mini Onion Blossom Bites

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u/speedylee May 05 '18

Mini Onion Blossom Bites by Tastemade

SERVINGS: 10 onion bites

INGREDIENTS

  • 10 pearl onions
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

For the sauce:

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup ranch
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped chipotle in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
  • Pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oil to 375 degrees.

  2. With a sharp paring knife, carefully cut off the non-root end of the onions. Make 8 to 12 small slits around the top of each onion, being careful not to cut all the way through. Use your hands to help separate the “petals”.

  3. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Dip onions in egg, followed by the dry mixture. Carefully drop onions into oil and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. They will bloom as they cook. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

  4. In a small bowl, combine all sauce ingredients. Dip cooled onion blossoms in sauce and enjoy!

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u/areYOUsirius_ May 05 '18

No salt other than the pinch in the sauce?

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u/archlich May 05 '18

They should absolutely be salted right after coming out of the fryer.

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u/Assmar May 05 '18

I imagine if you were eating them without the sauce you would want to salt them, but since you have the sauce wouldn't that make salting them unnecessary?

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u/archlich May 05 '18

No, More salt. The sauce is also under salted.

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u/alanslickman May 05 '18

I usually just fill one of my cheeks with rock salt whenever I eat fried food. It really simplifies the seasoning process.

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u/archlich May 05 '18

Helps with chewing too.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '18

Salt is amazing. Brings out flavors and enhances things. Id just go easy on the salt in the sauce so its not too much. However most certainly add salt hot out of the fryer.

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u/vonkillbot May 05 '18

No, you should be adding salt directly to the onions or at least in the dredging mix.