PS In Love: Onion Blossoms

Si and I both have a severe addiction to the onion blossom made by Outback Steakhouse. One of these easily makes a meal, and while not the most nutritious of dinners, it certainly hits the spot. So here it is, the recipe that we utilize for making this wonderful treat.

Start out by grabbing a giant spanish onion, and by preheating the vegetable oil in a small saucepan.

First to note - it is next to impossible to slice the onion blossom like Outback Steakhouse, so you can take our approach, which involves slicing the onions into slivers, as in the image below:

Second, grab two large bowls, one for the "wet ingredients", and one for the "dry ingredients." Combine one large egg and one cup of milk in the "wet ingredients" bowl, and beat until well blended.

In the "dry ingredient" bowl, you'll need to combine the following ingredients:

1 cup of flour
1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon of thyme
1/8 teaspoon of cumin

Following combining those ingredients, you should have two bowls that look kind of like these:

Now for the fun part. Take a slice of the onion, dip it into the "wet mixture", and then into the "dry mixture" coating it completely. Do this with each slice (it's easy to do a bunch at a time), and you're ready to go!

They should look like this on completion:

Put the onion slices in the vegetable oil - the oil should be ready if you started it before this process. Add as many as you can, but don't "double stack" in the pan - they'll stick together. Cook until slices are browned, and then remove to a paper towel to soak up the excess grease.
[Note: One of the things we found was that you need to have your oven vent on or else your house will smell like a combination of Fried Chicken and Onions.]