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Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
Step 1
1. Cut of the top inch of the onion, leaving the rot end of te
onion intact. Place the now flat, stem end of the onion down ona
cuting board with the root end facing up. Make 16 slices aroung
the onion, starting with your knife tip 12-inch away from the roct
so that you never slice through the root. Begin by making sicesa
12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock around the onion. Then make three slices
down the onion in between each of the original four slices. Tum
the onion over, gently separate the onion petals, and remove the
loose pieces of onion in the center.
Step 2
2. Combine the eggs and milk in a bowl. In a second bowl.
combine the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika
and garlic powder.
Step 3
3. Pre-heat the air fryer to 350°F.
4. Place the onion cut side up into a third empty bowl. Sprinkle
the flour mixture all over the onion to cover it and get in between
the onion petals. Turn the onion over to carefully shake off the
excess flour and then transfer the onion to the empty flour bow.
again cut side up.
5. Pour the egg mixture all over the onion to cover all the fiour.
Let it soak for a minute in the mixture. Carefully remove the onion.,
tipping it upside down to drain off any excess egg. and transfer t
to the empty egg bowl, again cut side up.
6.Finally, sprinkle the flour mixture over the onion a second
time, making sure the onion is well coated and all the petals have
the seasoned flour mixture on them. Carefully turn the onion over,
shake off any excess flour and transfer it to a plate or baking
sheet. Spray the onion generously with vegetable oil.
Step 4
7. Transfer the onion, cut side up to the air fryer basket and
air-fry for 25 minutes. The onion petals will open more fully as it
cooks, so spray with more vegetable oil at least twice during the
cooking time.
8. While the onion is cooking, make the dipping sauce by com-
bining all the dip ingredients and mixing well. Serve the Blooming
Onion as soon as it comes out of the air fryer with dipping sauce
on the side
