18 June 2024 , 10:26
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Jars of seasonings can be a costly addition to your grocery list.
Many are willing to bear the costs to ensure their dishes are seasoned well. However, there might be an affordable way to add flavour to your meals at home.
A woman, known as @northwestleftist on social media, shared one of her best money-saving hacks making her own onion powder. This flavouring is a dehydrated, ground spice derived from onions.
It boasts a powerful, savoury scent and gives dimension to diverse meals. By providing an intensified taste without the dampness or mass of fresh onions, it's a nifty seasoning for dry marinades, dressings, soups, and dips.
A woman has been praised online for sharing her trick to make seasoning at home ((Image: Getty))Tiny jars of this powder cost approximately £1.10 at Sainsbury's, which might seem inexpensive. But if you're buying multiple spices in each shop, it all adds up.
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So to combat this, the foodie explained the straightforward way to create it at home if you're already buying fresh onions.
The technique not only saves cash, but it also prevents viable ingredients from ending up in the bin. The woman received over 53,000 likes for her video, where she reveals: "Any time I cook anything with onion, I save the skins to make like a homemade onion salt seasoning bag."
She was caught stuffing onion peels into a bag until it filled up before teaching her followers how she does it. She further stated: "I will save all of the dry, gross pieces that you don't want to use in your meal. Save every single little scrap, and spread it all out evenly.
"Don't forget to take off the f****g plastic. You don't want to end up blending that in your seasoning, because that will be gross. Once you have it all laid out, you're going to throw it in the oven on a low heat for a really long time."
Once removed from the oven, she explained that she roasted the onions for five hours to ensure they were "bone dry". After confirming there's no moisture left, blend the pieces into a fine powder.
The next step is transferring it to your own jar to use in your cooking. She also mentioned that the same process can be applied with garlic to create homemade garlic salt.
Adding to the method, she said: "Most people buy onion and garlic seasoning anyways, so you don't need to do that. I dump some salt in there as well. After it's blended for a while, it becomes this really fine powder. That's your seasoning.
"I use it on everything I use it to season eggs. I use it in my cooking. Keep food out of the garbage. Reuse your scraps. Make your own seasoning salt."
Her clever trick evoked a substantial reaction from TikTok users, with many commending her for sharing her ingenious life hack. One user commented: "So freaking smart!!!! ".
Another remarked: "I love this! I give all my food scraps to my chickens but they don't eat onions or garlic, so it's the only food waste I have! So glad I have a way to use it now! " In contrast, one user had a different opinion: "5 hours?! I'll just buy seasoning."
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