🧅 Extra-Crispy Air-Fried Loaded Bloomin’ Onion Petals 🧄

A spectacular, high-impact snack that delivers all the dramatic, towering crunch of a steakhouse bloomin’ onion inside convenient, bite-sized individual petals! By separating a giant sweet onion into perfect scoop-shaped vehicles and applying an intense double-dredge cornstarch and Panko armor matrix, we completely insulate the onion fibers. Blasted with maximum-velocity convection heat at peak temperature, the outer jacket polymerizes into a rigid, deeply golden shell that cracks loudly with an incredibly distinct snap, unlocking a sweet, tender interior. 😋✨

• ⏱️ Prep Time: 15 minutes

• 🍳 Cook Time: 8 minutes

• 🍽️ Servings: 2 servings

🛒 Ingredients

• 1 very large Vidalia or sweet yellow onion 🧅

• 1/3 cup cornstarch (the ultimate moisture-wicking primer) 🌾

• 2 large eggs (whisked smoothly with 1 tablespoon water) 🥚

• 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs (coarsely crushed) 🍞

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika & 1 teaspoon garlic powder 🧄🟤

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano & 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 🌿🧂

• Cooking oil spray (high-heat avocado or canola oil) 🛢️

• The Steakhouse Dipping Sauce: 🥣 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 1 teaspoon horseradish, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.