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Baby Blooming Onions

Sweet and spicy, crisp and succulent. A show stopper of a hors d'oeuvre.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chill / Rest 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 271
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

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

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 Wire Rack To fit above, oven safe
  • 1 Oil Mister Or clean spray bottle, with oil

Method
 

  1. Microwave the pearl onions for half the time given on the package.
  2. While they partially cook, add the egg to a medium bowl and beat
  3. In another prep, the seasoned flour from https://www.roguechef.com/?p=3331
  4. Drain the partially cooked onions in a colander and pat them dry with a paper towel.
  5. Working with a few onions at a time, coat with the seasoned flour
  6. After coating, dip them into the egg
  7. And coat again in the seasoned flour
  8. After the second coating, place them on an oiled wire rack
  9. When all the batches are complete, Refrigerate for 10 minuets so that coating will setup and stick
  10. While the onions are chilling, preheat the oven to 400F
  11. After the rest and once the oven is preheated, give the onions a light mist with oil
  12. Place the wire rack on a sheet pan and bake for ~20 minutes until they are crispy, turning once

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

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
 
 

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