Cajun Onion Bloomers

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In video, Paula says she would use UNDER 2 cups of beer so that it isn't too thin. THe consistency is shown on video. It is like pancake batter, not heavy cream. I used 1 1/2 cups beer and it was still too thin. I added more flour. I tested it with mushrooms, delish. Then 1/3 of the onion broke off as it went into oil, upside down yet! This "fused" the petals closed! I tossed the leftover, bite-sized chunks of onion petals into oil, they came out GREAT. Crunchy. It gave me the idea to do it this way all the time. Yes, the blooming onion looks pretty, but the problems are immense. If overcooked, the petals turn mushy and you can't pull them out as is intended. I loved the mushrooms too. I will try this again, next time not turning it topside down! I may use club soda next time instead of beer and not overcook the whole onion. I added Old Bay for flavor.

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I read that Paula's batter recipe was supposed to be top notch, but something is missing. Either steps have been ommited or this recipe was half-heartedly posted. It was the biggest blooming onion failure I've ever experienced. The batter didn't stick, so most petals were simply onion sticks, and the batter taste was pretty bland compared to most other dusting methods. Very disappointed. I hope she revisits this one and corrects whatever the problem is. I refuse to believe that this recipe is just this bad.

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i tried them today for the first time on father's day. my dad couldn't get enough!

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this is also great for deep frying mushrooms or any other veg.

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I followed the recipe and yet it didn;t turn out like I had hoped. Sorry but this wasn't the best I've done with Paula.

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this was a terrible recipe, the batter was too thin, had almost no taste, and the way she has you cut up the onion makes it incredibly difficult to coat the inside of the slices as well as the outside, mine was essentially a ball of flavorless mush; found another recipe at top secret recipes for outback steakhouse bloomin onion, worked perfectly, had tricks to get the onion to open so the batter would get everywhere, and fantastic flavor. Sorry Paula I love you and every single recipe I have made of yours (with the exception of this one were absolutely to die for!

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bad

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i thought it looked good

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down right good

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I read the reviews before I made this dish. I did add extra seasonings to the batter and used equal amounts of beer and flour. The batter, after sitting for several hours did thicken up nicely. For the extra seasonings I used onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, thyme. I did not have cajun seasoning...I do not like spicy foods so the seasonings I used worked out well. The onion was easy to cut and really comes out like a blossom. I will make this dish again. Keep up the good work Paula.
Marie