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Air Fryer French Fried Onions

Air Fryer Fanatics
Make an easy, delicious Air Fryer French Fried Onions, can be made gluten-free too!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Air Fryer Snack Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 347 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Large White Onion
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk
  • 2 Cups Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour or Regular Flour
  • 2 Eggs Beaten
  • 2 Cups Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs or Regular Bread Crumbs
  • Salt to Taste

Instructions
 

  • Thinly slice the onion as thin as possible or use a mandolin to thinly slice.
  • Place the onions in a shallow bowl or dish and pour the buttermilk over them.
  • Let them sit and soak for 1-2 hours. After soaking, shake off and move to the next steps.
  • Prepare a bowl for the flour, a separate bowl for beaten eggs, and another bowl for the breadcrumbs.
  • Add a dash of salt to the breadcrumbs.
  • Dip the onions in the flour, dust off any excess.
  • Dip them in the eggs, let the excess drip off. Additional eggs may be needed depending on the size of the onion.
  • Coat with the breadcrumbs.
  • Place evenly in the Air Fryer.
  • At this point, you can add some salt to them or salt them after they are done.
  • Fry them in the Air Fryer on 390°F for about 4-5 minutes, then carefully flip or shake the basket and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
  • If you prefer, spray with some cooking spray to get them a little bit more brown in color, Grapeseed Oil Spray works well for this.
  • Serve.

Notes

Regarding breadcrumbs sticking - they will only stick where there is egg on the onion. It's very important to fully coat the onion in the egg, then dip in the breadcrumbs.
These work perfect for us at 390 degrees for 10 minutes (5 minutes on each side) in a Ninja Foodi and traditional air fryer. That said, all air fryers heat differently so you may need to adjust 1-2 minutes either way to fit your air fryer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 12gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 328mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 146IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 4mg

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