Homemade French Onion Chip Dip
This homemade dip is a delicious replacement for the instant package items able to be purchased at the store, trust in this dip, it's the real thing.Inspired by Ina Garten's recipe and Mandi's homemade onion soup mix from Easy. Homemade.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 c. diced onion
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup sour cream*
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed or celery salt
- optional: dash to ¼ tsp. cayenne
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a heavy pan, then saute the onions over medium for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
- Turn the heat to medium-low for about 20-30 minutes. Stir occasionally and cook until browned and smelling amazing. The onions will have reduced to about 1/3 cup.
- Allow to cool, but not in the refrigerator (the butter will harden too much).
- Mix with the sour cream and all the spices. Allow at least an hour for the flavors to blend, and serve at room temperature if possible.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
* Be sure to watch the ingredients on the sour cream, which can have as many unknown processed components as the soup mix if you're not careful. Daisy brand has cream, salt, enzymes. That's as close as I can find to making my own (there are other brands that achieve it, including Aldi brand). If the dip seems lacking in something, try adding more salt (up to doubling it) or a bit of sweetener to truly mimic the processed foods. For different textures and flavors in the base, try using yogurt cheese or homemade mayo or some combination of the three including the sour cream. Barefoot Contessa's original recipe called for ½ cup of each but far less seasoning overall. Something to try: mix into Greek yogurt if sour cream is still too “processed” for the challenge. Shortcut tip: Cook the onion in a pan as you're prepping dinner, then use that pan for dinner. Saves on dishes! The no-cook version: This one isn't quite as amazing, but it's as good as the processed version and quicker in a pinch. Add to one cup sour cream: - 1 1/2 Tablespoon dried minced onion - 1 teaspoon dried parsley - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper - 3/4 teaspoon salt (or more) - 1/4 teaspoon onion powder (or more) - 1/4 teaspoon turmeric - 1/8 teaspoon celery seeds (or celery salt) - dash cayenne
Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 439mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 0.3mg