Beer Battered Onion Petals Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Just a flavorful as the blooming onion, but easier to do. Do in small batches and adjust the spiciness level to your guests taste.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons sriracha chili sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- canola oil for frying
- 2 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
- 12 oz beer your favorite beer, light is suggested
- 1 teaspoon cayenne red pepper sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 small onions Vidalia or other sweet onion
Instructions
- Whisk together sriracha and mayonnaise in a small bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator.
- Add oil to a large pot (I used a 5.5 quart French oven), about 1.5 inches of oil. Heat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and paper towels.
- Combine flour, cayenne, salt, pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Peel and rinse the onions. Quarter them and separate into petals. Discard smaller center pieces. Cut pieces that are too wide in half.
- Take 1/4 cup of flour mix and place in separate dish. Coat onion petals in dry flour mixture.
- Pour beer into remaining flour mixture (large mixing bowl). Mix with a fork but don't over-mix. (Batter will be lumpy.) Coat onion petals in batter. Shake excess batter off.
- Fry 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Use tongs to remove from oil.
- Serve immediately with spicy mayo dipping sauce.
Nutrition - See Recipe Post for Nutrition Disclaimer
Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 1476mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 3mg