Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom Recipe is the best snack on their menu, and I never get enough of the tangy flavor of onion filled with the taste of seasonings and aromatic powders.
So to satisfy my untimely cravings for Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom, I started to make it at home, and now I can proudly say that I have mastered this recipe.
I am gonna share it with you so you don’t need to do the 389047 tries I did first to finally enjoy the perfect flavor and crispness. Let’s do it!
How to Make Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom Recipe?
Most of the ingredients used in this recipe will already be somewhere in your kitchen. Let’s utilize them.
Before starting to make Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom, prepare the horseradish sauce and chill it for the best experience. Then make the seasoned flour mixture.
Cut the onion carefully into a blossom shape and season with flour. Make the flour batter and coat the cactus blossom with it.
Fry and drain excess oil. Enjoy the crispy goodness of cactus blossom ready in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients for Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom Recipe
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Canola oil | As per needed |
| Extra large onion | 1 |
| For Chili-Horseradish Dipping Sauce | |
| Mayonnaise | 1 cup |
| Sour cream | 1 cup |
| Prepared chili sauce | ¼ cup |
| Horseradish sauce | 2 tbsp |
| Cayenne pepper | ¼ tsp |
| For Seasoned Flour | |
| Flour | 1 cup |
| Paprika | 2 tsp |
| Sugar | 1 tsp |
| Garlic powder | 1 tsp |
| Black pepper | ½ tsp |
| For Onion Batter | |
| Flour | ¾ cup |
| Garlic powder | 1 tsp |
| Paprika | 1 tsp |
| Pepper | ¾ tsp |
| Cayenne pepper | ⅛ tsp |
| Cornstarch | 1-½ cup |
| Salt | ½ tsp |
| Garlic salt | 1 tsp |
| Beer | 12 fl oz |
Directions
Follow this step-by-step guide to make Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom:
Step 1
Make the horseradish sauce first, find a cute medium bowl and mix all the sauce ingredients in it, make a smooth mixture and refrigerate it.
Step 2
Heat the canola oil in a large stock pot in which you can accommodate your fryer basket.
Step 3
Now make the seasoned flour mixture. It’s simple, just find another bowl and add all the ingredients for seasoned flour mixture. Whisk and combine them to get a well-incorporated mixture.
Step 4
Remove 1 inch of petals from the onion to make it look like a blossom. Then toss in the seasoned flour mixture. If you want to season each curve of onion, peel back the petals slightly so that the mixture can reach everywhere.
Step 5
You gotta take another large bowl. Mix the flour batter ingredients and whisk them to make the batter. Then let the floured onion also enjoy the yummy batter. Drip off the excess.
Step 6
Transfer the onions to the fryer basket and stay careful. Let the onion sizzle in the hot oil for 90 seconds. Flip and fry on the other side too for 90 seconds.
Step 7
Use paper towels to drain off excess oil and serve with chilled horseradish sauce. Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom is ready. Bon Appetit!
Conclusion
Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom is a very good option as a snack as well as an appetizer. It is just so delicious and appealing to look at, that one can’t stop consuming it.
The chilled sauce is the best pair with it. So don’t forget to try the recipe and tell me in the comments how you liked it!
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Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom Recipe
Equipment
- Large stockpot or deep fryer for frying
- Mixing Bowls (medium and large)
- Whisk
- Sharp knife
- Paper towels (for draining)
- Slotted spoon or fryer basket
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- Canola oil as needed for frying
- 1 extra-large onion
For Chili-Horseradish Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup prepared chili sauce
- 2 tbsp horseradish sauce
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
For Seasoned Flour:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
For Onion Batter:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 12 fl oz beer
Instructions
Step 1
- Make the horseradish sauce first, find a cute medium bowl and mix all the sauce ingredients in it, make a smooth mixture and refrigerate it.
Step 2
- Heat the canola oil in a large stock pot in which you can accommodate your fryer basket.
Step 3
- Now make the seasoned flour mixture. It’s simple, just find another bowl and add all the ingredients for seasoned flour mixture. Whisk and combine them to get a well-incorporated mixture.
Step 4
- Remove 1 inch of petals from the onion to make it look like a blossom. Then toss in the seasoned flour mixture. If you want to season each curve of onion, peel back the petals slightly so that the mixture can reach everywhere.
Step 5
- You gotta take another large bowl. Mix the flour batter ingredients and whisk them to make the batter. Then let the floured onion also enjoy the yummy batter. Drip off the excess.
Step 6
- Transfer the onions to the fryer basket and stay careful. Let the onion sizzle in the hot oil for 90 seconds. Flip and fry on the other side too for 90 seconds.
Step 7
- Use paper towels to drain off excess oil and serve with chilled horseradish sauce. Texas Roadhouse Cactus Blossom is ready. Bon Appetit!