Fried Onion Strips

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients
Vegetable oil, for frying
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 Vidalia onions, sliced into 1/2-inch thick strips

Directions
Place oil in a deep skillet until it comes about 1-inch up the side of the pan.
Heat oil to 360 degrees F.
Mix buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce in a medium bowl.
Mix flour, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bag.
Pat onion slices dry and dip in the buttermilk mixture to coat.
Transfer slices to bag and toss to coat.
Deep-fry onions in batches until golden, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, sprinkle immediately with salt, and serve.

For some strange reason I just got a craving for a Bloomin Onion.

And I can't find my 'as seen on TV' Bloomin Onion maker.

lol From one of the shows on FN. Looked good and had great reviews.

Try this:

4 large Vidalia onions
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup shredded (fresh) Parmesan cheese

Peel onions, leaving roots intact. Cut each onion into eighths, cutting just to the root, but not through. Place each onion on a lightly greased square of foil. Press butter into onions, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and cheese. Wrap in the foil then arrange in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 400 for about 1 hour.