Yeah, Jono, the best onions to make these out of are Vidalia Onions. They tend to be naturally big like shown, and they have a hint of sweetness to them. Almost to the point where you can eat like like apples. I remember back in the 80s when it seems that variety first became popular, we used to get them all the time. Loved them, and I wasn't even a fan of onions before that. But it's their sweetness, that cuts thru that strong onion flavor that a lot of people don't like. So they make the perfect bloomin' onions.

@ChristaFree

7 ай бұрын

Red onions have that sweetness too. But I like it work any onion

@rockymcallister4258

7 ай бұрын

Vidalia onions are only grown in Georgia. Probably not available in the Czech Republic.

@brucew7062

7 ай бұрын

@@rockymcallister4258just a heads up that Jono lives in Slovakia (east of Czechia) and in 2016 the government of the former Czech Republic changed their official short name to Czechia. That is how they preferred to be known as now.

@shadowangel3995

7 ай бұрын

Vidalia onions are basically the only onions I eat fresh. You only find them in South Georgia around the town of Vidalia.

Before electric refrigeration, ice boxes were what was used to store foods. It literally held a block of ice that was delivered by the iceman. You couldn’t store much food because the cold was inconsistent but it was a start.

What we call corn starch, most of Europe calls cornflour. American corn flour is something different. As you see in the video, corn starch looks like baking powder. So if you look for cornstarch and can’t find it, look for cornflour. If it looks like baking powder, you’ve got the right thing.

just a cook's note for you: In the USA if we say chili powder it isn't just dried powdered chilies. It is actually a blend of spices, used often in making chili (famous Tex/Mex dish of meat and spices) It contains a variety of chili peppers including paprika at times (smoked or not), Mexican Oregano, garlic, salt, onion, cumin. Often people from other areas don't know this and use just powdered chili peppers like cayenne powder, much to their disappointment. Hope that clears up any confusion. (if you are using just one kind of chili, dried and powdered, we would say powdered (name of type ) chili. Now you all go and make some chili with chili powder to go with that wonderful blooming onion!

That man is one of the sweetest down to earth dudes and is how most people in Oklahoma that are raised out in the country like Kent are. Okie love ❤

@SarahLane-un1rn

6 ай бұрын

That's how we in West Virginia are to

i used to make these at a restaurant i worked years ago and they are fire with the right dipping sauce

@froggergypsy4596

7 ай бұрын

One restraunt I worked at made a BBQ mole sauce to dip in

Vidalia Onions & Maui Onions are huge sweet onions that are best for making blooming onions Vidalia onions come from Vidalia Georgia & Maui onions come from the island of Maui in Hawaii. It’s something about the soil in both places that makes the onions taste the way they do

@Grizzlox

7 ай бұрын

Maui onions go with roast pork like peanut butter goes with chocolate

I love a bloomin' onion🥰🥰🥰

@smokeyverton7981

7 ай бұрын

I bloomin love an onion 😊

I much prefer sweet onions. The bloomin' onions have at least one or two ounces of grease/fat, but they're really good. The original Bloomin' Onion place uses a special, custom-made device to cut the onions.

@JKM395

7 ай бұрын

You can also buy onion cutters that will let you do it easily at home now. I've got one myself. I don't remember it's given name, but I'm sure you can find it if you're interested.

@JohnWarner-lu8rq

7 ай бұрын

@@JKM395 Thanks for the info.

@1OldBuzzard

6 ай бұрын

I found a couple of different ones on Amazon.

Was just thinking the other day how long it’s been since I shared a bloomin’ onion with my Grannie. Her favorite, and my gateway to onions. 😂

I've followed cowboy Kent for years. He is great.

I love Bloomin Onions and especially with the dipping sauce! SO DELICIOUS!

Where I live, electricity wasn't available until the late 1920's or 1930's. The movie O Brother Where Art Thou major plotpoint is the flooding of the valley where the protagonist has a house. The Tennessee Valley Authority flooded places all over the place so they could build hydroelectric dams to generate electricity. Tupelo, Mississippi is known as the "first TVA city" to get electricity, but it took over 10 years to run lines to supply north Mississippi with power and a lot of poor people didn't get it because wiring a house was expensive. But the first thing my mother's parents did in the 30's was to get an electric stove so they didn't have to cook on a woodstove. My dad's first electrical appliance was a refrigerator so they didn't have to buy ice every week from the iceman, who would deliver a cubic foot block of ice for their icebox, and they didn't have to deal with draining the water out anymore. Blooming Onion is a trademark dish for the Outback Steakhouse, an Australian themed American steakhouse chain. A lot of steakhouses and other restaurants have reverse engineered their own variations, including onion petals, which is a blooming onion, but the onions were cut into chunks, resembling flower petals, then breaded and deep fried. I kind of like onion petals better because you get a more uniform coating of the breading and it's easier to divide and dip. Whenever I get onions, I get Vidalia onions, which were developed in Vidalia, Georgia. They're so sweet, you can eat them raw without any heat, but a sweet and savory flavor.

Blooming onions are bomb!! Also respect to the folks with the stories to share, not old enough to k ow about them otherwise !

Kent's a tad older than I, but we stomped the same ground. I grew up on the other side of the river from him and just a few miles away. I've never had the opportunity to try his cooking, but know those that have, and I hear it is great! Peace, Love!!

Blooming onions are the BEST!!! Although tedious, they are not hard to make.....just make sure you have a pot big enough to accommodate the onion and oil. A trick to being sure you have just the right amount of oil is to put the onion in a ziplock bag and place it in the pot. Then add enough oil to cover the onion plus about half an inch or so. Take the onion out of the bag and process as he did.

Onions get much larger then that in America, like many things can be

KENT IS THE BOSS OF COOKING. KENT IS THE BEST COOK,I`V MADE 15 OR 20 OF HIS DISHES AND NON HAVE DISAPOINTED.............

I've used some of Cowboy Ken's recipes and so far everything has been good. Fried onions are always going to be good eating.

Kent is great! So glad to see you react to his cooking!

Cowboy Kent Rollins is awesome! Great recipes and 100% Texas attitude.

Blooming onions are AMAXING!

Make sure to let us know when you get that other channel going again. I'm interested. Keep up the great work. Wish you and yours nothing but the best.

Bloomin onions are one of the best fried snacks ever! I love garlic and onion too. Big time!

There's a simplified version of this that you can make much easier if you don't like deep frying. Cut the onion the same way, put some butter (or even better, herb butter) between the petals, wrap it up in aluminium foil, then toss it in the oven when cooking a roast; also works on the BBQ It doesn't look as cool, but it's a no-fuss way to caramelise the onion.

Cowbow Kent Rollins first hit the scene when he was on the TV show Chopped, he later was on a grill masters competition. Years passed and I found him on here. The guy's great!

Blooming onions and deep fried pickles, and so.e good dips is hard to beat.

When my dog's start smelling I wipe them with Baby Wipes . It works for the night and they don't sink up my bed .

I have tried a Blooming Onion once or Twice at the Restaurant "Outback Steak House" they were Good

@seanpatton7406

7 ай бұрын

👍... If it wasn't for those, I don't think that I would enjoy onions to a certain extent. *WHEN* 🙂 y'all come to the USA, you should try Outback Steakhouse 🤤😋!! It can be a bit $$ for a family of 4, but hopefully y'all won't have to worry about that too much due to Subs and Donations. Another GREAT YT Channel that I watch 👀 is *Your New Zealand Family* and they JUST got back from their trip over here.

Kent Rollins is a national treasure lol reminds me of every old southern man I grew up around in South Louisiana

Mesquite trees grow everywhere in Texas It has a really great smoky flavor when used for cooking

He calls it a blooming onion, and that's what they're called at Outback. But I worked at Texas Roadhouse and we tossed those onions in the fryer hard and spun them as hard as we could to make sure the petals didn't stick together 😂

@crimsonjedi

7 ай бұрын

Lol, I worked at one as well. I got really good at making those.I was waiting to see if he would do that. But he doesn't have a fryer.😔

Haluski? A family favorite!

@jonograhamreacts

7 ай бұрын

I made it over a fire, not the greatest idea but it turned out ok

In your video you mentioned fixing up your home. What will you do when you visit the USA and find a place you would like to move to? For getting the most house/land you want...its Texas for you.

I've had blooming onions many times and they're delicious.

I go to "OutBack" restraint and just order a bloomin onion. Love them.

The Texas 1015Y onions are perfect for this. They were developed by Texas A&M University

Love a blooming onion. I’ve never attempted one myself, but this looks like a lot of fun.

Blooming onions are ridiculously delicious.

love love love onion rings and blooming onions.

I've used his recipe for a few bloomin onions and they came out so good. His sauce is number 1 as well. Give it a try, it's really easy to do.

HAven't had a blooming onion in so long, I really want one now.

Yup. Love me some bloomin’ onions.

I love Haluski, we have a fair that one of our area church sells it…and the high school band usually have it at (American) football games…

You can do pretty much the same recipe but cut the onion into wider individual petals that aren't attached to each other. That way no dry or soggy spots at the base, and much easier to handle

You can make this at home easily. And you should. It's so good

I am not a huge onion ring fan but if the "petals" are thin enough then these are delicious.

There is a recent video of Uncle Rodger teaching Kent how to make Asian fried rice that's really good.

`A real Vidalia onion is a treat for anyone that likes a sweet onion. I live pretty close to where they're grown and love them. They make the best blooming onion I have ever had.

Mesquite is common in the Southwest. I'm on the East coast of the US, so hickory or a fruit wood (apple, cherry, etc.) is more common for me. And you can use any herb and spice mix that you like for it. You might want to look for the Amish onion patty recipe too. That's a winner and easier to make.

I live just below the Panhandle of Texas and Kent isn't too far away. I have all of his cookbooks. I had to like and subscribe just because I like your voice and I like Kent. I off to explore your channel now.

you are learning from a living legend in the culinary Cowboy Rollins is the real deal

you should check out more of his videos. His biscuts and gravy are great.

Though I've not tried his recipe, I've been making my own blooming onions for years now. I'm sure you'll like them and they're actually not that hard to make. Just takes some preparation. And I too am a dog person. A lab, a mini lab, a pit bull and a great dane. I live on a farm, so I've got plenty of room. You can also buy onion cutters that will let you do it easily at home now. I've got one myself. I don't remember it's given name, but I'm sure you can find it if you're interested.

On Amazon they sell XXX horseradish and it puts a real bite into dips !! I make my own Chinese Hot Mustard and that horseradish makes a big difference .

luv bloomin onions (extra crispy)

I believe this guy has published several books with his recipes. 👍

Hey,Jono, another recipe of Cowboy Kent's that you might find interesting is his recipe for "Mexican Cornbread"

Can you get hold of a Vidalia or Texas Sweet ? They are both yellow onions, but the best for this cook.

We tried this one, it was so good!

If you want to grow big onions, try these. 'Kelsae Sweet Giant' onion holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest onion, weighing in at 15 lb 5.5 oz and with a whopping 33 inches diameter. It is a fantastic option for anyone wanting to show and exhibit huge onions. It is a long day variety that has a sweet flavor and can either be cooked or is mild enough to be eaten raw. While you may not set a new record, the 'Kelsae Sweet Giant' is a reliable and high-yielding variety that can be grown from onion seeds or onion sets and will take 100 days to grow from transplanting.

I have never made one but a few of our restaurant chains offer them on the menu.

I love the new background!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Did you take note of the temperature the cooking oil should b? 375°F (190°C) That very important. Not just for Bloomin' Onions, but for all deep fried foods. Because the act of deep frying does three things, well two mostly, but three if you count everything and that these 1) it seals the outside batter rather quickly by browning it. 2) That then allows the food inside to cook while protected by the already sealed batter. 3) Because the batter has sealed in the food, it allows all the juices to stay within the food. Now, of course you can over fry something where you dry out the batter so much that it becomes hard as a rock and ruins the food item. Last thing you want is a chicken tender that's gonna break some teeth, ya know? So you just need to know how long in the oil is long enough. I think 5 minutes is about average for most foods. I've heard that British Fish & Chips tends to be fairly greasy. And if I put bets on what's causing that, is that they don't let their oil get hot enough. Because if your oil is not up to that 375°/190° mark before you put your food in, that oil is just gonna soak into your food and it's gonna one nasty tasting greasy mess.

I live in Oklahoma a love making my own Blooming Onions

Wuz up Jono😊❤ love & blessings from Alabama USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸

In glorida We can get onions that weigh a pound each from the loca L farmers market

Love me some bloomin' onions.

Australian's also use the word"bloomin" like the Brits use "bloody". And Outback Steakhouse restaurants(where the bloomin onion originated" have that faux "Australian" theme thus the "Bloomin Onion"

@JeffTaylor-tr7my

7 ай бұрын

Faux is right ...the first Outback Steakhouse opened in Tampa Florida. No where near Australia. i guess it can be a homage to Australia.

These are a delicious appetizer at a cook out!

There is no other mayonnaise than Dukes. I live 15 minutes from where is made is Mauldin SC. You must get some on order.

I love bloomin’ onions ❤❤❤

Have you seen Kent's cook books? Amazing western/southern traditional recipes

I've had one of these many times, they're delicious

Cowboy Kent should be considered a national treasure.

@Zoot_of_Anthrax

7 ай бұрын

I know i do!

We all would like to watch you make one.

Watch Justin Wilson, he was a cajun cook and storyteller. I luv him😊

It would be great if you could get hold of a few Vidalia onions from Georgia. They really are a mild sweet onion. If you like onions, these are the best in the USA!

They are soooooo good 😋😋😋😋😋

I am an onion person. I've only had these a couple of times, but loved it. Kind of thinking about making this myself now.

@rg20322

7 ай бұрын

Same here --- I have onions with everything.

Kent is a perfect ambassador for the States.

This guy is the best, check out his cook books.

Can't go wrong with a Vidalia onion I grew up on them in ga

Am I the only one thinking about the two dogs and the pot of boiling oil?

If you cut a lot of onions and mince a lot of garlic you know how hard it is to get that smell off of your hands. So, here is a life hack: Turn the cold water on and rub your hands and fingers thoroughly on your (stainless steel only) sink. Alternate between rubbing your hands on the sink and rinsing them a few times. Rinse you sink when done. How it works: Sulfur molecules in the onion/garlic (which is responsible for the smell) is attracted to the stainless steel and will loosely bind with it. This completely remove the smell from your hands in much less time than it takes to actually wash your hands with soap. And with soap you STILL have that odor lingering.

@lianabaddley8217

7 ай бұрын

This REALLY does work! "They" (who really knows who "they" are lol) make a stainless steel bar(?) looks like a bar of soap. That you can use to wash your hands with.

Hold a piece of bread in your mouth while you peel the onions, you won't tear up.

Jono you need to go to Outback Steakhouse.

Would love to see a video of you making your own :)

Everyone loves us some Kent Rollins

Dang, that looks good!

Dude, you've got to try a Vidalia onion, from Vidalia, GA USA!

Corn starch is known as corn flour in Europe.

Kent rollins has some great cook videos, he even beat Bobby flay.

Mesquite is one of my favorite flavors, esp for the smoker & good bbq. Yeah I've had the bloomin' Onoion as well as the one from Texas Roadhouse I think it's a Cacuts (but rteally onion) Blossom?? Something like that. Same basic thing.... probably slight differences. Love onion rings, onion petals... I'm w/ you oni0ons rock. Also health benefits.

Walla Walla sweets or Maui onions are the best!

You might have had the suggestion. But, please keep you eye and ear out for Cooking with Cajun

Cowboy Kent is the best :)

Yummm!!!!

They are great Kent Rollins I get emails from him for 4 years now

notice he always uses cast ion to cook on.