What Are Dehydrated onions and How Can I Use Them?
Here's everything worth knowing about dehydrated onions and how to pick them, what they are, how to store them, and what to use instead, plus 4 recipes to cook tonight.
Key Points
- Dehydrated onions are dried chopped onion, the same product as onion flakes or dried minced onion.
- Drying concentrates the flavor and reads milder and sweeter than raw onion.
- Add them dry to simmering dishes, or soak 10 to 15 minutes for raw uses.
- Full conversions, substitutes, and storage live on the onion, dried flakes page.
What are dehydrated onions?
Dehydrated onions are fresh onions chopped and dried until brittle, the same product also sold as dried minced onion or onion flakes. The name changes with the brand; the jar is the same.
Drying drives off the water and concentrates the flavor, so a little goes a long way and an opened jar keeps for months in a dry cupboard. The flavor reads milder and sweeter than raw onion, since drying takes the hard edge off the bite.
Add them dry to anything that simmers and they soften as the dish cooks. For raw or quick dishes, soak them in warm water for about 10 to 15 minutes to plump them first.
Because this is the same ingredient as the dried flakes, we keep the conversions, substitutes, and storage on a single page. See onion, dried flakes for the full rundown, or the onions hub for fresh onions.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 脱水洋葱
- British (UK) term
- Dehydrated onions
- en français
- oignons déshydratés
- en español
- cebollas deshidratadas
Recipes using dehydrated onions
There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Savory White Bread Abm
Savory white bread for ABM (bread machine): customizable white loaf with dried onion, garlic, sun-dried tomato, or herbs. Set-and-forget yeast bread that adapts to your pantry.
Amazingly Delicious Gyro
Homemade gyro meat made from ground lamb and beef, twice-ground for that signature fine, sliceable texture and seasoned with oregano, cumin, cinnamon, and paprika. Baked in a loaf pan, then sliced thin for pita gyros.
World Championship Chili
An award-winning chili recipe that combines pork with beef, sauces and reveals secret spices while cooking using a two-phase process to keep flavors bright and fresh.
Nuwave Meatloaf
A simple meatloaf topped with cheese that can be made in advance using your Nuwave oven.
