Friday, December 23, 2011

Freeze A Blooming Onion

Cut the onion in the middle and down the sides to make a blooming onion.


Blooming onions are a type of appetizer made by frying onions. The onions are cut in the middle and down the sides so that the onion separates and resembles a flower -- thus the name "blooming" because they look like a blooming flower. The onion is then battered and deep fried. Once the appetizer is fried the individual onion "fries" can be pulled off of the base of the onion easily and dipped into your favorite sauce. Blooming onions are often very large and enough for several people. If there are leftovers to store, try freezing them for easy preparation later.


Instructions


1. Cut the center blooming onion into sections that are approximately four inches in width. The sections should be small enough to fit into quart sized freezer bags.








2. Towel off excess grease. Use paper towels to dab at extra grease on the outside of the blooming onion. This will help prevent the appetizer from becoming soggy during the freezing process.








3. Place the sections into the quart sized freezer bags and place in a freezer. Make sure that there are no heavy objects on top of the blooming onion pieces that may flatten them. If the onion is flattened, all of the grease will be localized and the onion is more likely to become soggy.


4. Freeze for a minimum of two hours prior to placing any other objects on top of the blooming onions in the freezer. Avoid placing heavy objects on top of the onions as this will break off the onion pieces.

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