Homemade Seasonings Mix

Today I decided to organize the kitchen for the weekend. Try to guess? The impossible happened.

The onions were going bad and I have a enormous problem to throw anything away. So, I decided to make our own Homemade Seasonings Mix. So whenever you want to save time and money, it's a good way... Oh! And specially if you have kids who doesn't like onions or garlic.

As you probably already know, I am from Brasil and my father's family lives at Minas Gerais state in a very rural area. There you can see lots of farms and homemade traditional foods, including cheese puffs and other special treats. Hmmmm... I guess it's a subject for another topic. hehehe

Ok... Here we go!

How to make it...

First you have to decide what you want in your mix... You may want to have:
* 6 or 7 Onions (but the big ones)
* 2 or 3 cloves of Garlic
* 2 table spoon of Olive oil (It can change. Pay attention on the texture you want your mix. I prefer it "creammy", so I add oil until I get it)
* 1 tea spoon of Salt (if you want or like it)
I prefer just onions or onions and garlic. I don't like to add salt, since I try to not use it at all when I cook. 

For extra flavour, you may use:
Parsley or/and Chives (1 table spoon of), Bay Laurel - also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Laurel Tree, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or Bay Tree (1 leaf of), Basil (1 leaf of), Marjoram (1 leaf of), Oregano (1 tea spoon of).
But keep in mind the flavour of these herbs and that they will limit the possibles use. Anyways, go crazy and create your own personal choice.


I made about 500g of mix with this quantity. To keep it, boil the glass container and the lid you chose, let them dry. Put the mix inside the container and add a little bit of oil (just enough to make a thin lair on it). It's good for 6 months. Some old people suggest you are supposed to keep it in small containers, so you would protect it from air, but I never had a problem... I guess it's up to you.

Good luck and bon appetit!!! :)

P.S. Mike liked and he also suggested to use this mix when we make our homemade hamburgers again :)