French Onion Au Jus

We needed a quick Au ju to go with our roast beef sandwiches. I was feeling French onion soup and made up this twist of both based on a better homes recipe. SO yummy! Pick out the onions and serve on the warm roast beef sandwich. SO SO good! 10/10! Would eat over and over! Serves 2-4

2 TBSP butter

1/2 onion sliced thin and cut in half

2 cups water

2 tsp. beef bouillon 

2 TBSP worchetershire sauce

Dash pepper

Melt buttet in a saucepan. Add onions and cook on medium-low heat until golden and soft. (About 8 minutes). Add water, bouillon, worchetershire and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 8-10 minutes. Add pepper and bouillon to taste. 

Cream of Whatever (dry)

I LOVE homemade cream of whatever! But have found it difficult to do the whole freeze/ use in time thing going on with the wet stuff. This is a great option I found on pinterest via 1orangegiraffe.blogspot.com. You can play with any of the flavor/ spices and it is REALLY good! I'm thinking of subbing cornstarch for flour next time. :)

Cream of "something" soup recipe

1 cup non-fat dried milk

3/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 cup bouillon (if you have cubes you have to smash them up)
  You can use whatever kind you like (ie, beef, veggie)

4 Tablespoons freeze dried minced onions (I used the minced onions from Sam's Club)

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried thyme (I couldn't find the thyme so I used dried parsley instead)

1 teaspoon pepper

(For the equivalent of one can of condensed cream soup, mix 1/3 cup dry mix with 1 1/4 cup water. Cook until thick)

Taco Seasoning

• 2 TBSP chilli powder 
• 2 tsp. corn starch
• 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt or 1/2 teaspoon fine/table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes, optional.
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• Combine all the seasonings together in a jar and shake until well mixed.
• Use 1 - 2 tablespoons seasoning mix for every pound of ground beef plus 1/2 - 2/3 cup water.
• You can tweak the seasoning to suit your own tastes. I went easy on the salt so you can salt and pepper to taste.