Onion Brick Recipes

BLOOMING ONION

Steps:

• Make the dipping sauce: Combine mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 dash black pepper, and 1 dash cayenne pepper in a small bowl and refrigerate it until needed.
• Beat egg and combine it with milk in a bowl large enough to hold the onion. In another bowl, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, and cumin.
• Prepare the onion: cut approximately 3/4 to 1 inch off of the top and bottom of the onion, remove skin. Remove the 1-inch diameter core from the middle of the onion. Using a large, sharp knife, slice down the center of the onion about 3/4 of the way down, turn 90 degrees and slice again. Keep slicing the sections in half, being careful not to cut to the bottom, until you have 16 sections. Spread the petals apart to make coating easier.
• Dip the onion in the milk, then coat well with the flour mixture. Separate the petals again and sprinkle the flour mixture between them. Once you have coated all of the petals well, dip it into the milk and into the flour mixture again. Place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes while you preheat the oil.
• Pour enough oil to cover the onion into a deep fryer or deep pot. Preheat the oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fry the onion right side up in the oil for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and let drain in a rack or paper towels. Open the center of the onion wide so that you can put the small bowl of dipping sauce in the center.

EASY ONION RING LOAF

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease a 8x4-in loaf pan.
• Slice onions crosswise, and separate into rings.
• Combine/whisk the milk, eggs and salt to taste in a bowl.
• Soak onion rings in mixture for 30 minutes.
• Place pancake mix in a shallow bowl.
• Heat oil for frying in a skillet to 375 degrees.
• Remove onion rings from the milk mixture, dip in pancake mix, and place in hot oil.
• Fry rings until golden brown.
• Drain fried rings on paper towels.
• Pack fried onion rings solidly, but loosely, without pressing, into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Turn on a serving plate.
• Delicious!

ONION RINGS LIKE HACKNEY'S

Steps:

• Slice the onion into thin rings, about 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Separate the rings completely, place into a bowl and pour the milk and water over them. Swish them around occasionally and let sit for about 30 minutes.
• Place the flour, salt and paprika into a plastic bag and shake to combine. Heat oil in a frying appliance or in a large, deep frying pot to 360°.
• Using a fork, lift a bunch of rings out of the bowl and let the milk drip, then add the rings into the flour bag. Twist the bag shut and shake it, coating the rings. Lift the rings out and shake them a little back into the bag, to remove excess flour.
• Add the rings to the oil and let cook, stirring occasionally to keep them cooking evenly. Don't worry about trying to keep them separated -- because they're thinly sliced they're going to want to tumble around each other. Let them cook for about 2-3 minutes, until they're a nice golden brown. Remove with a large slotted spoon, letting the excess oil drip back into the pot, and place on a paper towel-lined sheet pan.
• These are best consumed hot from the fryer.
• One large Spanish onion is equal to about 3 batches of rings in the fryer.
• This recipe is really easy to double, triple, etc.

TONY ROMA'S ONION RING LOAF

Steps:

• Slice onions crosswise and separate into rings.
• Combine milk, eggs and salt to taste in mixing bowl. Soak onion rings in mixture 30 minutes.
• Place pancake mix in shallow bowl. Heat oil for frying in skillet to 375 degrees F. Remove onion rings from milk mixture, dip in pancake mix and place in hot oil. Fry rings until golden brown. Drain fried onion rings on paper towels. Pack fried onion rings solidly, but loosely, without pressing, into 8 x 4-inch loaf pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn onto serving plate. Garnish with parsley.