Applebee's Onion Peels

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 2 teaspoons distilled vinegar
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ketchup
• 1/4 teaspoon medium grind black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 1 dash onion powder
• 4 -6 cups shortening, as required by the fryer
• 1 large onion
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup progresso plain bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 make horseradish dipping sauce by combining ingredients in a medium bowl with a whisk.
• 2 mix until creamy then cover and chill the sauce.
• 3 heat the shortening to 350 degrees in a deep fryer.
• 4 slice the stem end and the root end off onion, then, with the onion resting on a flat side, cut down through the onion, slicing it in half.
• 5 slice each half 4 to 5 more times in a spoke fashion to create wedges of onion.
• 6 separate the onion pieces.
• 7 create batter by combining all dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 8 whisk in milk until batter is smooth then let the batter sit for 5 minutes.
• 9 it should thicken.
• 10 whisk batter again.
• 11 when oil is hot dip each onion piece in the batter, let some of the batter drip off then drop the coated onion piece carefully into the hot oil.
• 12 repeat, frying 8 to 12 at a time for 1 to 2 minutes or until light brown.
• 13 drain on a rack or paper towels.
• 14 repeat until the onion is used up, stacking the newer batches on top of the old ones to keep them warm.
• 15 when they're all done, serve the fried onion slices on a plate or in a paper-lined basket with horseradish dipping sauce on the side.