ISO homemade OSEM onion soup mix

little neshamala

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 9:22 am

Im looking for an onion soup mix I can make at home, that tastes similar to Osem's onion soup mix.
Ive tried recipes I found posted here but they all just tasted like vegetables.
Anyone have a good onion soup mix recipe thats similar to osem?

#BestBubby

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 9:34 am

Osem probably has MSG which you do not want to use because it is very unhealthy.

The best flavor is lots of sauted onions - but this is time consuming.

Or you could make a big batch and then freeze in small baggies.

I think there are frozen onion cubes, like there are garlic cubes.

Also try using: onion powder, salt, oil.

SixOfWands

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 9:39 am

little neshamala wrote:

2 ½ tablespoons dried minced onion
4 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
1 teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

You could also add celery seed if you want.

To avoid MSG, use kosher Better than Bouillon

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ra_mom

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 9:50 am

little neshamala wrote:

What are you using it for? Really all that's needed is increasing the salt in the recipes, and adding extra onion and garlic. Soup mix was developed to skip that step. 😋

little neshamala

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 10:10 am

ra_mom wrote:

What are you using it for? Really all that's needed is increasing the salt in the recipes, and adding extra onion and garlic. Soup mix was developed to skip that step. 😋

Lol all my recipes like broccoli kugel, sloppy joe sauce etc call for it....im gonna try the extra salt onion and garlic. Thanks!

little neshamala

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 10:11 am

SixOfWands wrote:

Thank you so much, I shouldve specified I need only super natural ingredients, cant use the beef bouillon

ra_mom

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 10:32 am

little neshamala wrote:

Thank you so much, I shouldve specified I need only super natural ingredients, cant use the beef bouillon

In general, use 2 teaspoons dried minced onion flakes and 1 teaspoon table salt to replace 1 tablespoon of soup mix.
If you specify what you're using it for, I can try to help tweak accordingly.

avrahamama

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 10:35 am

I think a lot of onion soup mix has sugar in it that how they make up for the fact that the onions aren't caramelized.

ra_mom

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 10:36 am

little neshamala wrote:

Lol all my recipes like broccoli kugel, sloppy joe sauce etc call for it....im gonna try the extra salt onion and garlic. Thanks!

For those use fresh crushed garlic, or frozen garlic cubes, and salt to taste.

amother

Yellow

Mon, Dec 28 2020, 11:08 am

IMO nothing replaces the taste of onion soup mix. It has a very distinct flavor. I try to use sparingly since it's so unhealthy but I haven't found anything to replace it with.