French fried onions, a wonderfully flavorful appetizer or snack perfect for Thanksgiving. It is a super easy recipe that requires only 10 ingredients!
These French fried onions are out of this world! They are delicious, savory, and super tasty, and actually really easy to make. I love to serve them on special occasions such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, although they are perfect for every day!
As this is a homemade dish, these onions are free from sugar, additives, and preservatives, so they are healthier than the store-bought ones. But they are equally flavorful and insanely good!
Besides, to make them you can add, change, or replace your favorite ingredients to taste. Don’t be afraid to get creative and make a recipe that works perfectly for you!
French fried onions, an amazingly tasty recipe that’s super easy to prepare. To make it you need common and affordable ingredients and about 20 minutes of cooking time. Enjoy them as a side dish or topping with your favorite holiday recipes!
How to make French fried onions – Step by step
- Peel and thinly slice the onion using a mandolin or a knife (photo 1).
- Pour the milk into a mixing bowl and whisk in the vinegar (photo 2). Let the onions soak in this mixture for at least 10 to 15 minutes (photo 3).
- You can bake or fry the onions. If you’re going to bake them, preheat the oven to 400ºF or 200ºC.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl (photo 4).
- Take a handful of the onion strings at a time (photo 5), then shake off the excess milk (photo 6).
- Dredge them in the flour mixture (photo 7), making sure you shake off a lot of the flour.
- If you’re going to bake them, place them onto a lined baking sheet (photo 8) and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown (photo 9). Remove from the oven and serve. Add more salt if needed.
- If you’re going to fry them, heat the oil in a saucepan (photo 10), pot, or skillet, and then add the onion strings to the hot oil (photo 11).
- Fry them for a couple minutes making sure you stir them around halfway through the cooking time to make sure every string is crispy (photo 12).
- Remove them from the oil and place them onto a paper towel-lined plate (photo 13).
- Add more salt if needed and serve (photo 14).
Pro tips
- I combined plant milk and apple cider vinegar to get vegan buttermilk, which is usually used to make this recipe, but feel free to only use plant milk if you want to.
- Add your favorite herbs and spices.
- Brown rice flour is my favorite gluten-free flour for this recipe, but pretty much any type of flour will do.
Are French fried onions gluten-free?
They can be! Depending on the type of flour you’re going to be using. If you want to try a gluten-free version of this recipe, I suggest you use buckwheat flour or brown rice flour, although you can make it with whatever you find more convenient!
How long will these French fried onions keep?
It’s important to keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and your French fried onions will keep in good condition for about 5 days.
How to serve French fried onions
They work amazingly well as a delicious Thanksgiving appetizer, but you could also serve them as a side dish for vegan meatloaf or vegan Sloppy Joes. I also like to have them with a little bit of vegan mayo or even healthy ketchup!
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French Fried Onions
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Prep:
20 mins -
Cook:
20 mins -
Total:
40 mins -
8 1x -
Appetizer, Side Dish -
American -
Vegan
Servings 8 1x
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French fried onions, a wonderfully flavorful appetizer or snack perfect for Thanksgiving. It is a super easy recipe that requires only 10 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 big or 2 small white onions
- 2 cups unsweetened plant milk (500 ml), I used soy milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 and 1/2 cups flour (240 g), gluten-free if needed
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Oil for frying (optional)
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the onion using a mandolin or a knife.
- Pour the milk into a mixing bowl and whisk in the vinegar. Let the onions soak in this mixture for at least 10 to 15 minutes.
- You can bake or fry the onions. If you’re going to bake them, preheat the oven to 400ºF or 200ºC.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl (flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper).
- Take a handful of the onion strings at a time, then shake off the excess milk and dredge them in the flour mixture, making sure you shake off a lot of the flour.
- If you’re going to bake them, place them onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve. Add more salt if needed.
- If you’re going to fry them, heat the oil in a saucepan, pot, or skillet, and then add the onion strings to the hot oil.
- Fry them for a couple minutes making sure you stir them around halfway through the cooking time to make sure every string is crispy.
- Remove them from the oil and place them onto a paper towel-lined plate. Add more salt if needed.
- Serve as an appetizer with some vegan mayo or healthy ketchup or as a side dish with vegan meatloaf or vegan Sloppy Joes.
- Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- I combined plant milk and apple cider vinegar to get vegan buttermilk, which is usually used to make this recipe, but feel free to only use plant milk if you want to.
- Add your favorite herbs and spices.
- Brown rice flour is my favorite gluten-free flour for this recipe, but pretty much any type of flour will do.
- Nutritional info has been calculated for oil-free baked onions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the recipe
- Calories: 129
- Sugar: 3.5 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 1.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.2 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 4.8 g
