Baby Blooming Onions
Sweet and spicy, crisp and succulent. A show stopper of a hors d'oeuvre.
Equipment
- 1 sheet pan
- 1 Wire Rack To fit above, oven safe
- 1 Oil Mister Or clean spray bottle, with oil
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen pearl onions Not in sauce, just pearl onions
- 1 1/2 cup Seasoned Flour See https://www.roguechef.com/?p=3331
- 1 ea Egg Jumbo
- Cooking Spray Use a oil mister
Instructions
- Microwave the pearl onions for half the time given on the package.
- While they partially cook, add the egg to a medium bowl and beat
- In another prep, the seasoned flour from https://www.roguechef.com/?p=3331
- Drain the partially cooked onions in a colander and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Working with a few onions at a time, coat with the seasoned flour
- After coating, dip them into the egg
- And coat again in the seasoned flour
- After the second coating, place them on an oiled wire rack
- When all the batches are complete, Refrigerate for 10 minuets so that coating will setup and stick
- While the onions are chilling, preheat the oven to 400F
- After the rest and once the oven is preheated, give the onions a light mist with oil
- Place the wire rack on a sheet pan and bake for ~20 minutes until they are crispy, turning once
Notes
One can do these in an air fryer, 380 degrees for 3 minutes, shake, and 3 minutes more or until crispy.
Serve with aioli, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=546
A green sauce, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=2142, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=2806, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=2662
Or a cocktail sauce, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=3568
Nutrition
Calories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 8gFat: 0.03gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 4090mgPotassium: 1mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 0.01gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 0.2mgIron: 30mg
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