"Bloomin Onion"

[tricia]

Have just returned from Canada where, on our last night we ate at an Australian restaurant 'The Outback'. As a starter for 4 persons we ate a "Bloomin Onion". This was a huge onion which had been cut so that it resembled a flower which was then - presumably - somehow dipped in batter and deepfried so that each of the battered petals opened like a flower in bloom. It was absolutely delicious and I'm tempted to try this at home. My questions are, how would the batter be persuaded to adhere to the shiny surface of the onion - what type of batter should be used and how long would the onion need to be deep-fried to ensure that the 'petals' were cooked through?

Tricia

[supersprout]

Just googled 'onion bloom' and this looks the simplest - apparently beer batter is the thing
http://www.onions-usa.org/cooking/recipe_detail.asp?rec_id=41
Lakeland did the special cutters last year, maybe still do?

[tricia]

Bless you Sarah! The recipe is exactly what I need, so many thanks. I guess jet-lag is why I didn't think to Google   .  I keep dozing in front of the PC screen and hoping BA will call me to say they have found our luggage .

Have a lovely Christmas

Tricia

[supersprout]

Oh tricia!  Hope it gets sorted before Christmas
Thank you time for some sherry and a mince pie