Outback Bloomin' Onion Recipe

Basic ingredients:
1/3 cup cornstarch (more if needed)
1 - 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp garlic, minced
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
24 oz beer (your favorite!)
4 onions - Vidalia or Texas Sweet

Seasoned Flour - combine flour, paprika, garlic powder, pepper and cayenne and mix well:
2 cups flour
4 tsp paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne

Creamy Chili Sauce - combine mayo, sour cream, chili sauce and cayenne and mix well:
1 pint mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup tomato chili sauce
1/2 tbs cayenne

Okay! Mix cornstarch, flour and seasonings until well blended. Add beer, mix well. Cut about 3/4" off top of onion and peel. Cut into onion 12 to 16 vertical wedges but do not cut through bottom root end. Remove about 1" of petals from center of onion. Dip onion in seasoned flour and remove excess by shaking. Separate petals to coat thoroughly with batter. Gently place in fryer basket and deep fry at 375 to 400 degrees for 1 - 1/2 minutes. Turn over and fry 1 - 1/2 minutes longer or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Place onion upright in shallow bowl and remove center core with circular cutter or apple cutter. Serve hot with creamy chili sauce.