CarolPa
Executive Chef
What is the difference between Soup Base and Bullion? I have always put bullion in my vegetable soup but I recently bought Beef Flavor Soup Base and plan to use it the next time I make soup.
I wondered that same thing a while ago and I was sent this link from a recipe author at food.com. Hope it helps.What is the difference between Soup Base and Bullion? I have always put bullion in my vegetable soup but I recently bought Beef Flavor Soup Base and plan to use it the next time I make soup.
A good paste soup base will have a much richer and robust flavor than a dry bouillon cube.
I keep Minor's chicken base and beef base in the fridge. It's a paste in a plastic tub and you just spoon some out and go.
Curiosity got the best of me and I had to open mine to see. It is a paste, not a powder like bullion. I tasted it and it was very salty. Bullion is salty too. I didn't add any salt to my soup. I didn't think it needed it, but some wo ate it added salt. It had a good beefy taste, though.
It's very salty because it's concentrated - it's highly reduced stock. When you mix it with water to make broth, it's less salty.
I use Better than Bouillon chicken and beef base?
It's very salty because it's concentrated - it's highly reduced stock. When you mix it with water to make broth, it's less salty.
I use Better than Bouillon chicken and beef base?
I keep Minor's chicken base and beef base in the fridge. It's a paste in a plastic tub and you just spoon some out and go.
The only one they had in our store was Bellview, which is a small company in a town near here. The jar was twice a big as the bullion jar. It was $3.99 for 16 oz, on sale from $4.29. The bullion jar was half the size for $1.50.
It's very salty because it's concentrated - it's highly reduced stock. When you mix it with water to make broth, it's less salty.
I use Better than Bouillon chicken and beef base?
Hey GG, how long does the base last?
I don't recall seeing an exp date on it and was surprised it did not need refrigerated. It always seems to have the same flavor and consistency, so I really don't worry about it... too much... but I am curious.