Crispy Onion Flowers

Name: Crispy Onion Flowers
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 Tbsps ketchup; 473 milliliters low-fat mayonnaise; 4 servings Hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco); 2 packs ranch buttermilk salad dressing mix; 473 milliliters soda water, chilled; 1 pack sun-dried tomato pesto sauce mix; 4 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 4 larges Vidalia onions; 2 boxes tempura batter mix

Crispy Onion Flowers requires about 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 744 calories, 13g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a reasonably priced side dish. If you have flour, ketchup, vidalian onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat oil to 375 degrees F in a deep-fryer or a large, heavy Dutch oven (oil should come no more than halfway up the sides of the pan).

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Combine flour and ranch dressing mix in a shallow bowl. Set aside.

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Dry Ranch Dressing Mix

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Cut about 1/2 inch off the tops of the onions and peel them.

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Onion

Cut 12 vertical slices until you almost reach the bottom of the onion (do not cut all the way through).

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Onion

Remove the center of each onion. Don't throw away!

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Onion

In a second bowl, mix tempura batter with chilled soda water. Don't over-stir; batter should be slightly lumpy. Dredge each onion in seasoned flour, shaking to remove excess flour. Dip in tempura batter and make sure to spread "petals" apart to get an even coating of batter.

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All Purpose Flour

Sparkling Water

Dip

Onion

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Bowl

Carefully place 1 onion in fryer. Fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until golden.

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Onion

Remove and carefully ensure that petals are separating, using a utensil to help spread them if necessary. Recoat onion with batter and return to oil for about another 5 minutes.

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Spread

Onion

Cooking Oil

Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining onions.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels