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Chili's Awesome Blossom Copycat Recipe
Crispy whole fried onion "flower" with spicy dipping sauce. Perfect copycat of Chili's legendary Awesome Blossom appetizer!
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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📝 Preparation Steps
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Awesome Blossom
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Mix all dry ingredients together.
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Cut the top 1/4 off the onion (the top has the stem). Then peel the onion but make sure the root stays intact.
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Carefully slice the onion from the top stopping about ½ inch above the root (take care not to cut through the root). Slice the rest of the onion like a pie.
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Soak the onion in ice-cold water for about ⏱️ 30 minutes until the onion's petals open up and bloom.
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Heat oil to 350 degrees.
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Drain the onion and dip in flour mixture and dust the onion to cover the onion thoroughly.
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Dip onion in buttermilk and back in flour mixture.
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Place the onion in the hot oil and fry until golden. Oil should cover onion.
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When done, drain well and place the fried onion on a plate.
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Cut the center out of the onion.
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Sauce Directions
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Mix all sauce ingredients together. Serve the sauce in a small ramekin in the middle of the onion blossom.
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Garnish with paprika and just a dash of red pepper.
Nutrition Facts
calories
201 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
65 mg
protein Content
4 g
cholesterol Content
8 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
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