These Air Fryer Vidalia Onions are the perfect side dish with grilled foods!
Have you ever had a delicious Grilled Vidalia Onion? If so, then you will LOVE these Air Fryer Vidalia Onions.
What states grow Vidalia Onions?
Georgia.
That’s it! I had never truly had a Vidalia onion until we went to Georgia…life changing. I actually ordered them this year straight from the source, Morris Farms. They are so perfect, we love to pair ours with grilled steak.
Will Vidalia Onions Make your eyes water?
Not at all like the traditional white onions, they are much lower in pyruvic acid, so you’ll enjoy chopping these much more than the not so sweet kind.
There is actually quite a lot of history behind the Vidalia onion, they even have a museum in Vidalia, Georgia where you can learn all about them.
I’ll tell you too…the traditional sweet onions and Vidalia Onions are different, both sweet…but not equally the same.
We love our Grilled Vidalia Onions so much though I thought I’d try these in the Air Fryer. They are also perfect to use in the Air Fryer Onion Rings or Air Fryer Blooming Onion too.
If you are going for a low-carb option though, this Air Fryer Vidalia Onion is just what you need!
When is the best time to buy and eat Vidalia onions?
The season starts in late spring and goes right into early fall, this makes the summer and fall grilling season a wonderful time to make these. We typically buy a box of them around May and then they last us throughout the summer.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Vidalia Onions:
There are very specific steps to make these Air Fryer Vidalia Onions, it’s imperative that you do each step to get the most flavor out of the onion.
In particular, the ice cube that will be inside the onion is going to help it stay moist so that it does not dry out during the cooking process. The beef bouillon cube will bring out that great sweet flavor.
We’ve also found that in testing this in a variety of air fryers, they all tend to heat a bit differently about 5 minutes of the time difference between different models. It’s best to cook these for 20 minutes, at 20 minutes if it’s not tender enough for your preference, add an additional 5 minutes.
It will be soft and translucent in color, easy to pull off the onion with a fork.
How do you make Vidalia Onions in the Ninja Foodi?
These can also easily be made in the Ninja Foodi as Ninja Foodi Vidalia Onions. If you make these in the Ninja Foodi, use the air crisp basic and the air crisp function.
Now let’s get to this tasty recipe for Air Fryer Vidalia Onions!
Air Fryer Vidalia Onions
Ingredients
- 2 Vidalia Onions
- 2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 2 Ice Cubes
- 2 Sheets of Foil
Instructions
- Begin by peeling the onion and carving a hole in the center of the onion.
- Place the onion on a sheet of foil.
- In that hole, place the beef bouillon cube in the hole as well as the butter.
- Push this down in the hole.
- Add the ice cube right on top of the hole and wrap the onion up in the foil.
- Repeat the steps for the additional onion.
- Place each wrapped onion in the basket of the air fryer or ninja foodi and cook at 390 degrees for 20 minutes.
- At 20 minutes, carefully (it's hot) pull back the foil and see if it's soft enough for your liking. If so remove and serve. If not, add an additional 5 minutes.
Nutrition
This looked good to me. Evidently my air fryer is way different. So far I checked at 20 minutes, still hard, 30 minutes still hard. I set for another 15 minutes and waiting to see if it is tender in that time.
Hi! It definitely shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes, did you use a sweet Vidalia onion and is the air fryer and onion hot? What air fryer are you using?
Did you preheat the air fryer? Is your onion very large?
Medium sized onion, I don’t normally preheat unless specifically mentioned. If you do preheat just take a few minutes off the cooking time.
Great recipe!
I just attempted this recipe with one of my fresh Vidalia onions and I had the same issues that Ken did in other posts. I have a Ninja Foodi Grill Air Fryer and have great success with it but tho I followed the recipe exactly the onion never did get soft…extended the time twice to cook a total of 35 minutes and finally gave up and put it in the microwave. Tastes great but not a great air fryer method. Sorry to say. Even increased temp to 400. Onion was hot but still hard.
This was delicious. Cooked in a Cosori Air Fryer and took 40 minutes. But definitely worth the wait.