Step 4: Make 3 additional cuts between each section until you have 16 evenly spaced cuts. If cutting the onion into a bloom seems a little too tricky, you can also purchase a blooming onion cutter
Step 5: Turn the onion over and allow it to rest for 5 minutes so that the petals begin to relax.
Step 6: Allow the onion petals to relax so that they begin to spread out a bit to make it easier to add the flour and spices.
Step 7: Combine the flour and spices in a bowl.
Step 8: In another bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and water. Transfer the onion into a new bowl, cut-side up, and pour the flour mixture over the top. Use a large spoon coat the onion with the flour mixture, especially between the onion petals. Turn the onion over and pat off the excess flour. Reserve the flour. You will need it later.
Make sure there are no large clumps of flour left on the onion because this will lead to parts of the onion being doughy and undercooked.
Step 9:Put the onion into the egg mixture and coat evenly. Remove and let the excess drip off, and the onion back into the flour, and coat evenly. LIGHTLY cover the onion in flour, the more batter, the longer it will take to cook, and the doughier it will taste! Then, preheat the air fryer to 350 F for 10 minutes, while the air fryer is heating place the onion into the fridge.
Step 11: Remove the onion from the fridge and spray generously with cooking oil, like olive or vegetable. Place the onion on an aluminum foil sling and place it in the air fryer basket for 25 minutes. Spray the onion 2-3 times as it cooks so that it turns golden brown.
Remove the onion from the air fryer add salt and black pepper to taste. Serve with the dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Air Fryer Blooming Onion
Print Recipe
This Air Fryer Blooming Onion Recipe is so delicious! It is golden brown and crispy without all the extra work and mess of deep-frying it. You are sure to love this air fried appetizer.
Author: Julia
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 1 1x
Category: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Ingredient
Scale1x2x3x
blooming onion
1 large sweet onion
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin`
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying
Sauce
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons ketchup
1 tablespoon horseradish
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
Black pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
blooming onion sauce
Combine all the sauce ingredients into a bowl, then cover and place into the refrigerator.
blooming onion
Slice the onion to make it bloom. Start by cutting off 1/2 inch from the top of the onion, then peel the outer skin from the onion.
For Complete Cooking STEPS Please Head On Over To Next Page Or Open button (>)
