Ingredients (~3 cups)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp salted butter
- 3 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 3 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 1/4 cups sour cream
- 3 Tbsp minced dehydrated onion
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp minced dehydrated garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp umami seasoning (optional)
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup minced fresh chives
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Caramelize the Onions and Shallots
Add the butter and olive oil to a large skillet over medium-low heat.
Once the butter melts, add all the sliced onions and shallots; season with a hit of salt and pepper.
Cook, stirring occasionally – you’re just waiting for them to get soft and translucent first, which takes ~10 minutes.
Once they’re soft, add the soy sauce and keep cooking. Stir every few minutes so they don’t stick to the bottom.
The onions are done when they’re deeply golden brown and smell sweet – this takes ~25-30 minutes total.
Take the skillet off the heat and allow the onions to cool completely to room temperature.
Mix Everything Together
Roughly chop the cooled caramelized onions – you don’t want huge chunks but don’t turn them into paste either.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped onions with the sour cream, mayo, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, umami seasoning, Worcestershire, and Dijon mustard.
Mix everything together and fold in the fresh chives.
Taste and season with salt and pepper – you’ll probably need more than you think.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but it’s way better if you make it the day before serving.
The flavors really come together after sitting overnight.
Caramelized Onion Dip
Ingredients
Ingredients (~3 cups)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp salted butter
- 3 large yellow onions thinly sliced
- 3 large shallots thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 1/4 cups sour cream
- 3 Tbsp minced dehydrated onion
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp minced dehydrated garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp umami seasoning optional
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup minced fresh chives
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add sliced onions and shallots, season with salt and pepper.
- Cook stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Add soy sauce and continue cooking, stirring every few minutes.
- Cook for 25-30 minutes total until deeply golden brown and sweet-smelling.
- Remove from heat and cool completely to room temperature.
- Roughly chop the cooled caramelized onions.
- Combine chopped onions with sour cream, mayo, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, umami seasoning, Worcestershire, and Dijon mustard in a large bowl.
- Mix well and fold in fresh chives.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
