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Soup

French Onion Soup Mix

Homemade french onion soup mix with herbs, spices and salt is a great alternative to store bought french onion soup mix and can be used in a variety of recipes.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup dried Onion Flakes or dehydrated onion slices
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Celery Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan or sea salt (optional but helps absorption of soup)
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric (optional but adds great flavor)

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients and store in a glass jar.

Notes

Use approximately ¼ cup per 2 cups of beef stock to make french onion soup (add 3-4 onions that have been very thinly sliced and slowly caramelized for extra flavor.

Soup

French Onion Soup

4 large onions, sliced
1/4 cup butter1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
6 cups (48 oz) beef broth
a few drops hot pepper sauce
6 slices French bread, toasted, or croutons

Cook onions in butter until transparent. Add flour; cook, stirring, until flour is well blended into the butter. Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker. Add beef broth and hot sauce. Cook on low for 6 to 8  hours or high 3 to 4 hours. Ladle soup into oven-proof bowls. Top with bread and some of the shredded cheese. Broil until cheese melts.

Serves 6.

 

Soup

Split Pea Soup

1 (16 oz.) pkg. dried green split peas, rinsed
1 hambone, or 2 meaty hamhocks, or 2 c. diced ham
3 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 med. onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery plus leaves, chopped
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tbsp. seasoned salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp. fresh pepper
1 1/2 qts. hot water

Layer ingredients in slow cooker, pour in water. DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on high 4 to 5 hours or on low 8 to 10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone. Remove bones and bay leaf. Serve garnished with croutons. *Freezes well.