Those sweet Georgia Vidalia onions 🧅 make the perfect blooming onion!! 

Ingredients 

• 1 large Vidalia onion
• 3 eggs 
• 1/2 qt buttermilk 
• 2 tbsp hot sauce 
• Boudreaux's Fire and Smoke 
• 3 cups flour 
• 1 cup corn starch 
• Cooking oil 
• Dipping sauce 
• Cold beer 

Directions

1. Cut top from onion and peel outer layer, leaving the root and 1 inch diameter around it. Slice from the bottom inward 4 times to cut into quarters. Slice each quarter into 3. Flip over and carefully separate layers. 
2. Mix dry ingredients and season. Separately mix eggs, buttermilk, seasoning and hot sauce. 
3. Dust onion in dry mix first making sure to get into all layers. Dip into wet mixture to coat all surfaces. Finally back into the fry mixture to form a good coating on all layers. 
4. Preheat oil to 350 degrees and carefully place onion in hot oil. Be careful not to overfill pot as this could lead to a grease fire. 
5. Cook until golden brown and onion starts to float. 
6. Drain on paper towels and serve with your favorite dipping sauce and cold beer 🍻