Flowering Onion
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 cup bu@ermilk
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 large sweet onion
2 ½ cups All-‐purpose flour
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
Oil for spritzing.
InstrucBons
1. Cut off the ½ inch from the pointy stem end of onion then peel.
2. Place the onion cut side down. Star.ng ½ inch from the root, make a
downward cut all the way through to the cujng board.
3. Repeat to make four evenly spaced cuts around the onion.
4. Con.nue slicing between each sec.on un.l you have 16 evenly spaced cuts.
5. Turn the onion over and use your finger to gently separate the outer pieces.
6. In a medium bowl mix the bu@ermilk and hot sauce.
7. Completely submerge the onion in the bu@ermilk. If it does not cover add ice
water .ll it does. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
8. In a large bowl combine the flour and the seasonings.
9. Shake the excess bu@ermilk off the onion, place it in another bowl, cut side
up.
10. Pour the flour mixture over the onion. Put a plate over the bowl and shake to
distribute the flour.
11. Spray the onion well with oil and chill for 15 minutes longer.
12. Place the onion in the air fryer, spray again with oil.
13. Set .mer for 15 minutes’ and temperature for 400 degrees.
14. Spritz once or twice with oil during the cooking process.
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