[Cooking] Blooming Onion (Fried Onion)

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[Blooming Onion (Fried Onion)]
Everyone knows that onions have many health benefits including detoxification, lowering the risk of several kinds of cancer & lifestyle diseases, and relieving fatigue. The most special thing of onions is that nutrition is not easily destroyed while we cook. Moreover, cooking onions with vegetable oil can double its anti-cancer and blood clot prevention effect! Even it brings out deep and rich flavor of onions too! With Parmesan cheese, sweet and salty taste are added, it perfectly matches with beer. Why don't you bloom onion flower on the table today?

2~3 servings
2 large onions
Vegetable oil for frying

1 cup all-purpose frying powder
1 tablespoon fine chili pepper powder
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1/2 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 tablespoon parsley powder
1 pinch salt and black pepper

1 cup milk
1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1/2 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon oligosaccharide syrup
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pinch black pepper

STEP 1) Remove the papery skin and cut the top of the onion, without cutting all the way through to the bottom. Cut a core out of the middle of the onion

STEP 2) Slice the onion about 3/4 of the way down (leave at least 1cm from the bottom), careful not to cut to the bottom, until the onion has been cut into 16 pieces. Using chopsticks as guides to avoid cutting all the way down.

STEP 3) Place the onion in the water for 30 mins and drain.

STEP 4) Combine powdered seasonings in a large bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl, mix 1 egg yolk with milk to make egg wash.

STEP 5) Sprinkle over the powdered seasoning on the onion, dip in egg wash, and sprinkle over the powdered seasoning again. Shake off any excess seasoning.

STEP 6) Add enough oil in a frying pan and heat to 160℃, and fry the onion. To make it crispier, fry once again on high heat.

STEP 7) Make a room in the middle of the onion and place the dipping sauce.

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