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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.