Homemade French Onion Dip
Recipe video above. Classic French Onion Dip - made at home! The key to the amazing flavour base is to cook the onions slowly because they sweeten and caramelise.
Ingredients
- 3 tbspbutter
- 2 ½ cupsdiced onions ((2 to 3 onions) (brown, yellow or white))
- ¾ tspsalt
- ½ tspblack pepper
- ½ tsponion powder
- ¼ tspcayenne pepper
- 4 oz120 g cream cheese ((cold), cut into cubes)
- ¼ cupwhole egg mayonnaise
- ½ cupsour cream ((full fat is best, but you can use low fat or even yoghurt))
Directions
- 1
Melt the butter in a fry pan over medium heat.
- 2
Add the onions, salt, pepper, onion powder and cayenne pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring. Then reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. The onions should be sweet and golden. Remove from stove and allow to cool.
- 3
Place the cream cheese, sour cream and mayo in a bowl, mix until smooth (use microwave in 10 sec bursts if needed to assist)
- 4
Add the caramelised onions. Mix until just combined. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to allow flavours to develope, overnight is better!
- 5
Serve at room temperature, garnished with chopped chives if desired. Best served with crinkle cut plain potato chips!