Bloomin' Onion - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large Texas or Vidalia sweet onion
2 Tbsp. flour
oil for deep frying
boiling water and ice water
1 egg, beaten
1 c. cracker crumbs or coating mix

Preparation

Select a well-rounded onion.
Peel outer skin off.
Leave root intact.
Cut off any hanging roots.
Using small, sharp knife, divide onion into four sections by making 2 cuts crosswise, beginning at the top and cutting toward root, stopping about 1/2-inch away.
Cut each section twice.
Place onion in bowl of enough boiling water to cover it and leave for 5 minutes.
The sections or \"petals\" will begin to open.
Remove onion from hot water and immerse into ice water to help the opening.