Flaming Onion
1 large Vidalia onion
1/2 cup flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup saltine cracker crumbs
3/4 cup Andy's Red Fish Seasoning
Vegetable oil
- Peel onion, leaving root end intact.
- Cut onion vertically into quarters, cutting within 1/2 inch of root end.
- Cut each vertically into thirds.
- Place onion in boiling water for 1 minute.
- Remove and place in ice water for 5 minutes.
- Loosen "petals" if necessary.
- Drain onion, cut side down.
- Place flour in a bowl, add onion.
- Spoon flour into petals until coated.
- Dip onion into egg.
- Place cracker crumbs and Andy's Seasoning in bowl.
- Add onion and spoon mixture into petals until coated.
- Chill for 1 hour (onions can be chilled for up to 4 hours).
- Pour oil into pan, fry daddy, or gas fryer, deep enough to cover onion.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- Fry onion 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drain cut side down on paper towels.
- Serve onion with honey-mustard or ranch style dressing.
