# Vidalia Onions! Bring the recipes on!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877 "2009-05-09T21:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/1 "2009-05-09T21:07:21Z")
I’ve got a nice 10# bag of Vidalia onions in my kitchen, courtesy our varsity soccer team’s fundraiser. (We cleared $1500 selling onions. Who’da thunk?? :eek:) Now, I know some standard things I’m going to do with them (there are gonna be some killer O-rings!), and I have a nice quiche recipe using onions and cheese. But I need some inspirations. So, please, bring on the ideas!! (and the recipes 😉 ). ---
**Author:** ![MonaLizaT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@MonaLizaT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonaLizaT)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/2 "2009-05-09T21:10:19Z")
I bought a bag myself, today. Glad you started this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/3 "2009-05-09T21:56:57Z")
Can you post your killer o-rings recipe please? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/4 "2009-05-09T22:11:54Z")
Bake them with some butter. ---
**Author:** ![Goblinboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@Goblinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goblinboy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/5 "2009-05-09T22:18:36Z")
I got this off the Dope the last time I asked for recipes: 1 Vidalia Onion 1 Beef Bullion cube Butter Peel the onion and cut twice to form a cross about halfway through the onion. Spread the onion out and jam the beef bullion cube down in the center. Slather butter in the cuts and wrap the whole thing in tinfoil. Then bake in the oven for an hour and 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Tip the resulting buttery beefy goodness into a bowl for a sort of beef onion stew. Credit goes to **Zsofia**. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/6 "2009-05-09T22:24:41Z")
No recipe ideas but I would carmelize about two whole onions and smother a tender, rare-cooked steak with them. Damn, vidalias are good. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/7 "2009-05-09T22:34:32Z")
Hah, I came in to post that! I feel all warm and fuzzy now! Warm and fuzzy and _off to the store to buy some onions_, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/8 "2009-05-09T23:36:20Z")
Mmmmmm…Vidalia onions. Lord, I love me some Vidalia onions. Finest on the planet, they are. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/9 "2009-05-10T05:11:56Z")
I need to dig this recipe out from where it is buried\*, but, approximately: trim off the top of some sweet onions place in a baking dish drizzle with balsamic vinegar and dot with butter roast until done Plus my Mom makes a killer onion casserole that involves cheese and some other stuff, but I suspect that Vidalias would be too large to use for it. \*I would bet that it is from the Victory Garden cookbook. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/10 "2009-05-10T05:34:46Z")
I find Vidalias bland. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/11 "2009-05-10T05:53:53Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I find Vidalias bland. Yeah, I’m not a fan of them, either, but a free 10# bag of onions, is a free 10# bag of onions. I’d make caramelize them and make French onion soup (although they’re a bit too mild, in my opinion, for this soup) out of them, or as a burger topping. Otherwise, when I use Vidalias, they tend to be for salads or in other places where I want a very light, unobtrusive onion flavor. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/12 "2009-05-10T06:39:16Z")
You could go the Harold Ryan route, and peel it and eat it like an apple. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/13 "2009-05-10T06:43:25Z")
Chop an onion roughly. Cut a firm apple (Granny Smith? Fuji?) into wedges. Cook the onion and apple in butter, maybe with a few raisins. Good served with pork. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/14 "2009-05-10T09:08:41Z")
One of Big Bob Gibson’s Barbecue circuit recipes. 1 head of cabbage quartered and cored 1 Large Vidalia onion peeled cut into 4 thick slices 4 tbsp. Seasoned Salt (Lawry’s) 4 tsp. pepper 1 Stick of Butter cut into four pieces Aluminium foil Lay a wedge of cabbage on a large square of foil, work the plat of butter on top, Stick the slice of onion to the top of the cabbage with the butter, sprinkle in the seasoning. Wrap the Cabbage and Vidalia in the foil and crimp and seal the packet. Place them on a low Barbecue for 1 and 1/2 to 2 - 2 1/2 hours with your ribs or chicken, or until tender and cooked through. It’s a convenient side for that BBQ, instead of a potato. (Optional: drizzle the final product with a bit of white BBQ Sauce.) ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/15 "2009-05-10T12:07:17Z")
This might be somewhat like your onion quiche recipe. I got it from someone at work. I tried it with regular onions, and while it was good, it was very, very oniony and I decided to save it for Vidalia season. **Onion Pie** 1 cup fine cracker crumbs 1/4 cup butter, melted Mix together and press into 8" pie plate 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions 2 Tbsp. butter or more Cook onions in butter on low heat to separate rings and heat through 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 tsp. salt and dash of pepper Place onions in pie shell—pour rest of ingredients over the top. Top with shredded cheddar cheese—sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. The recipe also notes that you “can fix this ahead”. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/16 "2009-05-10T17:53:38Z")
> [@Goblinboy](#): > > I got this off the Dope the last time I asked for recipes: > > 1 Vidalia Onion > 1 Beef Bullion cube > Butter > > Peel the onion and cut twice to form a cross about halfway through the onion. Spread the onion out and jam the beef bullion cube down in the center. Slather butter in the cuts and wrap the whole thing in tinfoil. Then bake in the oven for an hour and 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Tip the resulting buttery beefy goodness into a bowl for a sort of beef onion stew. > > Credit goes to **Zsofia**. > [@Zsofia](#): > > Hah, I came in to post that! I feel all warm and fuzzy now! > > Warm and fuzzy and _off to the store to buy some onions_, that is. I’ve not tried that with a beef bullion cube before. Butter baked/roasted/BBQ’d onions are, of coruse, a staple thing (but I prefer butter baked garlic, truthfully). I hope **Zsofia** you found some Vidalias. 😉 > [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > I need to dig this recipe out from where it is buried\*, but, approximately: > > trim off the top of some sweet onions > place in a baking dish > drizzle with balsamic vinegar and dot with butter > roast until done > > Plus my Mom makes a killer onion casserole that involves cheese and some other stuff, but I suspect that Vidalias would be too large to use for it. > > \*I would bet that it is from the Victory Garden cookbook. Ok, now THIS concept I will have to try for sure. I have some really nice basalmic vinegar I just got earlier this year as a present, and am always looking for new ways to use it. I can just taste the sweetness of the vinegar with the tart sweetness of the onion… mmmmmmm > [@devilsknew](#): > > One of Big Bob Gibson’s Barbecue circuit recipes. > > 1 head of cabbage quartered and cored > 1 Large Vidalia onion peeled cut into 4 thick slices > 4 tbsp. Seasoned Salt (Lawry’s) > 4 tsp. pepper > 1 Stick of Butter cut into four pieces > Aluminium foil > > Lay a wedge of cabbage on a large square of foil, work the plat of butter on top, Stick the slice of onion to the top of the cabbage with the butter, sprinkle in the seasoning. Wrap the Cabbage and Vidalia in the foil and crimp and seal the packet. Place them on a low Barbecue for 1 and 1/2 to 2 - 2 1/2 hours with your ribs or chicken, or until tender and cooked through. > > It’s a convenient side for that BBQ, instead of a potato. > > (Optional: drizzle the final product with a bit of white BBQ Sauce.) This I will defer until BBQ season (which is not that far away!) > [@Tamex](#): > > This might be somewhat like your onion quiche recipe. I got it from someone at work. I tried it with regular onions, and while it was good, it was very, very oniony and I decided to save it for Vidalia season. > > **Onion Pie** > > 1 cup fine cracker crumbs > 1/4 cup butter, melted > Mix together and press into 8" pie plate > > 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions > 2 Tbsp. butter or more > Cook onions in butter on low heat to separate rings and heat through > > 3/4 cup milk > 2 eggs, beaten > 3/4 tsp. salt and dash of pepper > Place onions in pie shell—pour rest of ingredients over the top. > Top with shredded cheddar cheese—sprinkle with paprika. > Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. > > The recipe also notes that you “can fix this ahead”. I think I’ll try this this week. This is indeed close to an onion quiche, and onion and egg are a very good combination. Keep them recipes and ideas coming!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/17 "2009-05-10T19:28:43Z")
Here’s an easy one for an easy big batch of glazed/carmelized onions. You can freeze them flat in sandwich-size zippy bags (about 1 cup per bag.) Then, when you’re throwing together a quick meal, you can break off a chunk of luscious carmelized onion to toss in. First, here’s a way to neatly & quickly chop a whole onion. Cut off the top and bottom. Stand it on one end, and cut the onion in half lengthwise. It’s easier to pull the peel off the hemispheres. Cut the half into quarters, but keep them together. Looking sideways at the half-onion, picture ribs of a Chinese fan. That’s where you want your cuts. When you get halfway (vertical cut), turn it around and do the other 90 degrees. Now, the cooking. Very simple. Put it all in a slow cooker with a stick of butter. After 4-6 hours on low, the onions will be brown. Taste 'em periodically. When you fall to your knees, they’re just right. Spoon them into zippy bags. Cool in the refrigerator before freezing. When you get to the bottom, oh, Mercy! You were planning to make a lovely stew tonight, weren’t you?😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/18 "2009-05-10T20:19:34Z")
Are there any good French Onion soup recipes that can be made with Vidalias? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/19 "2009-05-10T20:31:41Z")
Although I love Vidalias, I would think they are generally unsuited for French Onion soup. That is a fairly robust set of flavors, with the Gruyere cheese and the beef base. You need a strong flavor and Vidalias are more tender flavored. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877/20 "2009-05-11T00:43:31Z")
Onions Celeste Vidalias Cream of Chicken soup (fat-free is fine) Grated Swiss cheese Seasoned croutons for stuffing mix (i.e., not those huge greasy salad croutons in a box) Slice a mess of Vidalias. A big mess, because they cook waaaaay down. Put them in a deep nuke/oven-safe dish. Nuke them for 5 minutes or so, until they are limp. Add the undiluted cream of chix soup and mix. Add most of the cheese and croutons, and use a spatula to cut them into the onion-soup mixture. Sprinkle the top w/ the remaining cheese and croutons. Bake at 350 until bubbly and browned on top. It’s sort of like French Onion Soup casserole. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vidalia-onions-bring-the-recipes-on/495877.md?page=2)