Comments on Vegetarian Slow Cooker: French Onion Soup

Better than boullion "NOT beef broth" is...

2012-02-14T15:36:50.011-08:00

Better than boullion "NOT beef broth" is wonderful! I used that for onion soup and everyone loved it without knowing it was vegan! Their NOT chicken is really good too, and also vegan. Mushroom is not.
Marmite also works very well.

I've never tried it, but a friend of mine uses...

2011-10-11T20:47:38.284-07:00

I've never tried it, but a friend of mine uses dark miso as a broth for her french onion soup.

I think this is what I used to get, and it's o...

2011-09-07T15:11:35.729-07:00

I think this is what I used to get, and it's on Amazon: Frontier Vegetarian Broth Powder, Beef Flavored. It was a long time ago; I gave up being vegetarian when I got too much flack about raising vegetarian children. They're old enough now that I don't think I'll get the flack any more, so I'm moving back. Love your blog!

Best soup I ever made... had to freeze it before e...

2010-12-11T15:28:05.594-08:00

Best soup I ever made... had to freeze it before everyone ate it all.... perfect

Rapunzel makes boullion that is vegan. 2 versions,...

2010-11-14T19:52:30.934-08:00

Rapunzel makes boullion that is vegan. 2 versions, one with sea salt and herbs, one w/out salt. I use it for everything. Very delish!

i may not be the best judge on real beef flavor, i...

2010-06-08T21:05:18.259-07:00

i may not be the best judge on real beef flavor, its been years, but i always use mushrooms as a flavor base. it works good enough for me in stocks.

Another vote for Marmite, or Vegemite. or similar ...

2010-05-09T11:34:32.488-07:00

Another vote for Marmite, or Vegemite. or similar yeast extracts....
They work especially well in something like an onion soup.
Just be careful with any additional salt, they are pretty salty on their own.

Thanks for the great recipe, I had not considered using the crock pot to cook the onions before starting the soup:)
robert

I recently purchased some miso paste and am hoping...

2010-01-24T09:44:15.119-08:00

I recently purchased some miso paste and am hoping that a miso, mushroom, onion stock might create a rich flavor. Maybe with a bit of chicken bouquet as well.

Thanks so much for the tips. I will certainly be ...

2010-01-22T14:43:26.972-08:00

Thanks so much for the tips. I will certainly be playing with this as time goes on.

The ratio really is to whatever your taste is, but...

2010-01-22T05:52:36.841-08:00

The ratio really is to whatever your taste is, but they usually recommend 1 tsp to one cup of broth.

Also marmite broth has a tendency to be slightly bitter. If you add a pinch of sugar it will offset this bitterness.

Off to find Marmite and Better than Boullion fake ...

2010-01-19T13:31:56.083-08:00

Off to find Marmite and Better than Boullion fake beef broth.

Thanks for posting this - i also recently became a...

2010-01-19T13:19:43.091-08:00

Thanks for posting this - i also recently became a vegetarian and French Onion used to be a stand by for me. I miss it.

The Better than Bullion company has a fake beef broth as well as a mushroom one. Might work?

Thanks so much! I had heard that, but was a littl...

2010-01-17T17:57:44.612-08:00

Thanks so much! I had heard that, but was a little reluctant to try. Do you have any reccomendations for water to marmite ratios ?

Making a broth using marmite makes a wonderful sub...

2010-01-17T17:43:43.879-08:00

Making a broth using marmite makes a wonderful substitute for beef broth.