Strange Bedfellows

The other day we were picking up the third fluorescent fixture for the master bathroom. Hopefully this one will work. Don't ask, because it's a very long story full of cuss words. As we were walking out of the store I detected the fragrance of fried onions. Probably from one of those mobile food carts with food which isn't very good for you. Still, the onion fragrance in the air made me hungry and craving fried onions. Later we stopped by the grocery to get a few items and I picked up one red onion. I rarely use onions because they don't agree with Gary, but I thought I could cook one onion for myself and no one would be the wiser. I chose a red onion thinking that if Gary did want some the red onion would be milder and he might be ok with it. I discovered a watercolor artist Jennifer Redstreake Geary on Etsy who painted this red onion which jumps right off the page it looks so realistic.

This afternoon I sliced up that onion (my onion not her onion painting) and dipped it in a beaten egg mixture then in a freshly ground cornmeal to which I had already added chipotle powder, dried dill, and mustard powder. Meanwhile I took out a low saucepan and poured in a small amount of hazelnut oil (I had this oil from years ago and have been using it sparingly ever since, but sadly now it's all gone) and put the heat on medium hot to heat the oil. I cooked the onion rings and then drained them on a paper towel I thought to add a complementary food and noticed I had a white fleshed peach which I cut up. Below is a photo of a peach colored hibiscus I took a while ago.

Then I thought to myself, wait a minute I need a dipping sauce for these. I took a quarter cup of sour cream, added some chipotle sauce, a squeeze of half a lime, some dried dill, and a dash of white sugar. I stirred it up and placed a dollop on the plate with a garnish of fresh herbs from my garden.

Dip both the peaches and the onions in the sauce. I know this sounds strange, but the peaches liked the sauce as much as the onions did. Who knew peaches and onions would complement each other. Since this combines peaches and fried onions, I think I should call it Strange Bedfellows. Gary even had some and he gave it two thumbs up. Hide the car keys, I want to drive to the grocery store right now to get more onions and make more, More, MORE. Give it a try you might like it too. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.