Copycat Blooming Onion Sauce Recipes

BLOOMING ONION AND DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, 1/3 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon oregano, a dash ground black pepper and cayenne pepper; mix well. Keep sauce covered in refrigerator until needed.
• To make the batter: In a medium bowl, beat egg and add milk. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, ground black pepper, oregano, thyme and cumin; mix.
• To slice onion: slice 1 inch off of the top and bottom of the onion and remove the papery skin. Use a thin knife to cut a 1 inch diameter core out of the middle of the onion. Now use a very sharp, large knife to slice the onion several times down the center to create 'petals': First slice through the center of the onion to about three-fourths of the way down. Turn the onion 90 degrees and slice it again in an X across the first slice. Keep slicing the sections in half, very carefully until the onion has been cut 16 times. Do not cut down to the bottom of the onion. (The last 8 slices will be difficult, be careful).
• Spread the 'petals' of the onion apart. To help keep them separate you could plunge the onion into boiling water for 1 minute and then into cold water.
• Dip the onion into the milk mixture and then coat it liberally with the flour mixture. Again separate the petals and sprinkle the dry coating between them. Once you're sure the onion is well-coated, dip it back into the wet mixture and into the dry coating again. This double-dipping ensures you have a well-coated onion because some of the coating will wash off when you fry the onion.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or deep pot to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Make sure you use enough oil to completely cover the onion when it fries.
• Fry the onion right side up in the oil for 10 minutes or until it turns brown. When the onion has browned, remove it from the oil and let it drain on a rack or paper towels. Open the onion wider from the center so that you can put a small dish of the dipping sauce in the center.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE'S BLOOMING ONION RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare Outback Steakhouse's Blooming Onion Creamy Chili Dipping Sauce according to recipe below. Set aside.

BLOOMIN' ONION DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix it all together and enjoy as a dip for onions or french fries, or as a sandwich spread.

OUTBACK BLOOMIN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN ONION

Steps:

• Combine and mix well. Mix cornstarch, flour, and seasonings until well blended. Add beer and mix well. Cut about 3/4" off top of onion and peel. Cut into onion 12 to 16 vertical wedges, but do not cut through the bottom root end. Remove about 1" of petals from the center of the onion. You may want to separate the onion petals slightly, but do not do this too much or you will destroy the onion.
• Dip onion in seasoned flour; remove excess by shaking. Separate petals to coat thoroughly with batter. Dip in the batter. Dip in flour mixture again. Gently place in fryer basket and deep-fry at 375 to 400 degrees for 1 and 1/2 minutes. Turn over and fry an additional 1 and 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Place onion upright in a shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple corer. Serve hot with Creamy Chili Sauce.

BLOOMING ONION

Steps:

• Start by cutting off 1/2 inch from the top of the onion, then peel the outer skin from the onion.
• Place the onion cut-side down. Starting about 1/2 inch from the root, make a downward cut all the way through to the board.
• Repeat to make four evenly spaced cuts around the onion. Make 3 additional cuts between each section until you have 16 evenly spaced cuts.
• Place the onion in a bowl of ice water, cut side down, for 2 hours.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, paprika, cayenne, cumin, thyme, oregano, Kosher salt and white pepper.
• In a separate medium deep bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and 1 cup water.
• Place the onion in a clean bowl, cut-side up, spoon flour mixture over the onion being mindful to get in all the nooks and crannies. If parts re left bare, the wet batter won't stick. Tap off excess flour and reserve.
• Cut side down, dredge floured onion in the wet ingredients, pull up and return to flouring mixing bowl, spooning flour over the top again.
• Place the onion into the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to let is set. Meanwhile, prepare the frying oil.
• In a high sided Dutch oven or deep fryer, heat vegetable or peanut oil to 400 degrees.
• Remove the onion from the refrigerator and shake any excess flour from the onion (it will burn in the oil while frying).
• Using a wire skimmer lower the onion, cut side down, into the oil. Oil temperature will fall, maintain at 350 degrees for duration of cooking.
• Fry until golden brown, about 8-9 minutes, turning halfway through so the root side is down.
• Remove onion using your wire skimmer and drain on paper towels.
• Serve hot with dipping sauce.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments and ratings!

COPYCAT BLOOMING ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Simple stir together the ingredients in a bowl and store in the fridge until ready to enjoy.

COPYCAT BLOOMIN' ONION DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together all of the ingredients until completely combined.
• Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Leftover dipping sauce can be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 1 week.

COPYCAT OUTBACK BLOOMIN' ONION

Steps:

• To make the dipping sauce: In a small mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, paprika, salt, oregano, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Set aside or chill until ready to use. For the onion: In a medium bowl big enough to hold the onion, whisk together the egg and milk until well-combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, peppers, paprika, oregano, thyme and cumin. To cut the onion: First slice 3/4 inch to 1 inch off the top and bottom of onion. Remove papery skin. Use a thin knife to cut a 1-inch diameter core out of the middle of the onion. Use a very sharp, large knife, preferably with a thin blade, to slice the onion several times down the center to create the "petals." First slice through the center of the onion to about 3/4 of the way down. Turn the onion 90 degrees and slice it again in an X across the first slice. Keep slicing the sections in half, very carefully, until you've cut the onion 16 times. Do not cut down to the bottom. Spread apart the petals. The onion sections tend to stick together, so you'll want to separate them to make coating easier. To help separate the petals, plunge the onion into boiling water for 1 minute and then into cold water. Dip the onion in the milk mixture, and then coat it liberally with the dry ingredients. Again separate the petals and sprinkle the dry coating between them. When the onion is well-coated, dip it back into the wet mixture and into the dry coating again. Let the onion rest in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes while you get the oil ready. Heat oil in a deep fryer or deep pot to 350 degrees. Make sure you use enough oil to cover the onion completely. Fry onion right side up for 10 minutes or until it turns brown. Remove and drain on a rack or paper towels. Open the onion wider from the center so you can place a small dish of the dipping sauce in the center.

OUTBACK BLOOMIN' ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and whisk well. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

AIR FRYER BLOOMING ONION (OUTBACK COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Take your sharp knife and cut the top of your onion (½ inch) and place the cut side down on your cutting board.
• Continue with your knife and make 4 ½ inch cuts. Then, go back and make 3 cuts into each quarter. It should equal 16 cuts ( make sure not to cut all the way through the onion).
• Flip your onion over and gingerly separate the onion petals with your fingers and remove the loose pieces from the center of the onion.
• Next, whisk the eggs and milk together in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Now, time to combine your dry ingredients: flour, salt, black pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder, cayenne* (optional) into a large bowl.
• Coat the onion by placing the onion in the egg mixture and be sure to coat in between every petal
• Let the egg mixture drip off of the petal over the egg bowl.
• Once the egg has finished dripping, place onion into the dry mixture, be sure to coat every petal as you did for the first mixture. Coat in the egg and then flour one more time.
• Place onion onto a dry bowl.
• Preheat your air fryer to 350ºF.
• Let's make the Blooming Onion dipping sauce while your air fryer is heating up!
• Whisk together, ingredients for the air fryer Blooming onion sauce ingredients, in a small mixing bowl. Transfer sauce to a small serving bowl to your liking.
• Refrigerate up to 1 hour or until ready to use.
• Back to the onion. Coat onion very generously with cooking spray. Place the coated onion with tongs. The onion should be cut side up into the Air Fryer basket for 25 minutes.
• As the onion cooks the petals will open up like a flower. You can spray the onion two more times while cooking and make sure you get every nook and cranny so that it turns out nice and crispy.
• Remove with tongs and place on your favorite plate or platter with a paper towel. Now your onion is ready to serve.

OUTBACK BLOOMIN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.