Homemade French Onion Dip
As I have noted in the past, my daughter loves, just loves Grandma’s dip. I think she actually gets excited when we go to Grandma’s house because she knows that the majority of the time Grandma is going to the ‘the dip’ and chips out for snacking. The dip is the French onion dip you buy at the store, and one, for whatever reason, that I never buy. Most likely because no one else would eat it. So not too long ago I decided it was time for me to make a batch of my take on a French onion dip, and one that steers away from the classic minced onion recipe. I don’t even recall when I last used minced onion anyway.
This French onion dip uses my onion jam recipe which elevates it to a whole other level.
Let’s get started.
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 very large onion, thinly sliced
- generous pinch of salt
- 2 cloves of garlic, grated on a rasp or microplane
- 1 lime, zested
- 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 8 oz container of sour cream
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Potato Chips
Start as you normally would when caramelizing onions. Heat a large skillet on medium-low heat, add the butter, and add in your onions. Shower the onions with a generous pinch of salt, then let the games begin. Â The goal is to cook these nice and slow, until they are a nice golden color.
This process can take about 40 minutes, or longer, but be patient and stir throughout the process.
Once you achieve a golden color, then it is time to add in your garlic and allowing that to cook a minute or two, stirring the garlic into the onions.
After a minute or two, add in the cracked black pepper, fish sauce, lime zest, and lime juice. Give the mixture a good stir, raise the heat just a bit, and cook another minute or two.
Remove the onions from the heat, place them in a bowl, and let them come to room temperature.
Once your onions have cooled, take about a cup of them and add them to a small mixing bowl. Add in the garlic powder, salt, and sour cream. Give this a good mix, and get ready to serve them up.
Place the dip into a serving bowl, alongside your favorite potato chips and dig in.
Not I’m not sure if my daughter will start calling this ‘Dad’s Dip’, but what I do know is that she spooned out two small bowls of it and went to town. I think I won on that front.
If you are looking not only for a great onion jam recipe, but one that can be folded into some basic ingredients and made into a great dip, then give this one a shot. Hope you enjoy!
Homemade French Onion Dip
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 very large onion thinly sliced
- generous pinch of salt
- 2 cloves of garlic grated on a rasp or microplane
- 1 lime zested
- 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 8 oz container of sour cream
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Potato Chips
Instructions
- Start as you normally would when caramelizing onions. Heat a large skillet on medium-low heat, add the butter, and add in your onions. Shower the onions with a generous pinch of salt, then let the games begin. The goal is to cook these nice and slow, until they are a nice golden color.
- This process can take about 40 minutes, or longer, but be patient and stir throughout the process.
- Once you achieve a golden color, then it is time to add in your garlic and allowing that to cook a minute or two, stirring the garlic into the onions.
- After a minute or two, add in the cracked black pepper, fish sauce, lime zest, and lime juice. Give the mixture a good stir, raise the heat just a bit, and cook another minute or two.
- Remove the onions from the heat, place them in a bowl, and let them come to room temperature.
- Once your onions have cooled, take about a cup of them and add them to a small mixing bowl. Add in the garlic powder, salt, and sour cream. Give this a good mix, and get ready to serve them up.
- Place the dip into a serving bowl, alongside your favorite potato chips and dig in.