Vegetarian Beef Bouillon Seasoning Mix

Linda E.'s Note:

My sister and I have had a really hard time recreating beef soup mix flavors. She's been begging me to try out some seasoning mixes that can approximate and substitute for it, and I think this one is pretty good. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried bay leaf, crushed
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Dice or grind the shiitaki mushrooms finely.
2. Mix with all other spices.
3. Seal in jar or ziplock bag.
4. To use: mix 1/2 tablespoon spice mix with 1 cup hot water.

Reviews

[Kathy228]

Nice recipe! I whizzed the ingredients in my food processor and that worked fine. I tried some as a cup of soup and needed to add over a tbsp to taste it. But when I used it as a flavoring in a pasta salad - it was wonderful! I plan on making a larger quantity and keeping it in the pantry for cold pasta salad seasonings. Made for M3C.

[Kristi Waterworth]

I'm not a vegetarian, but this just sounds like a good soup base, period. Will rate when we actually use it. :)