Categories: Appetizers
Ingredients
- 1 large Vidalia onion or other sweet onion
- 1 cup whole buttermilk
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ground red pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp water
- 1 cup panko
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 2 tbsp prepared horseradish
- 2 tbsp ketchup
Directions
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Cut off top 1/2 inch of onion, and peel. Without slicing through root end of onion, make 12 to 16 cuts toward center, creating wedge-shaped pieces. Remove about 1 inch of onion from center and gently separate outer pieces without removing them.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce; submerge onion in buttermilk mixture. If onion doesn’t fully submerge, gradually add ice water to buttermilk mixture until onion is fully covered. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, garlic powder, and peppers. Remove onion from buttermilk mixture, letting excess drip off. Place onion in flour mixture; place a plate over top of bowl. Shake bowl to fully coat onion in flour mixture.
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In another medium bowl, whisk together eggs and 1 tsp water. In a shallow dish, place panko. Dip flour-coated onion in egg mixture to coat, letting excess drip off. Roll in panko until onion is fully coated. Spray onion with cooking spray. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
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Preheat airfryer to 400.
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Spray onion with cooking spray and place in air fryer basket. Set temp to 400 and cook for 5 minutes. Turn onion; spray with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
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In a small bowl, stir together mayo, horseradish, and ketchup. Serve sauce with onion.