Good Bouillion?

Question

First I want to say thank you to this community. I have gotten some terrific answers to my questions. Yes, there are a lot of idiots out there, but my experience with sincere questions is reasonable responses. Here goes; I recently had Onion soup prepared with bouillion that was made from roasted chicken. It is restaurant quality and they carry a beef one too. Most bouillions are nothing but salt and a little fake flavor. This one was excellent. Does anyone know the name of this? I'd like to order some. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Instead of boullion, try looking up "chicken base". That'll be the paste. It is so much better than boullion powder. The brand I used at the restaurant was Nugget, but that may only be for restaurants. But base is always the paste.

Answer 2

Try making it yourself.
Get some beef bones that still have some meat on the from your butcher.

Brown them a few at a time until they are caramelised and place into a casserole dish.
De-glaze the pan with a little water and scrape off all those wonderful flavours and pour over bone.
Add enough water to cover bones and cover casserole dish.
Cook at 150% for about an hour and remove bones. Pour the liquid through some cheese cloth into a jug and leave to cool, then skim any fat off.
Season to taste.

The bones can be scraped of the meat for a snack, to add to rice, or fed to the dog or cat.

Answer 3

I use "Better Than Bullion". It's available in the major grocery stores here in Colorado. It's a paste and tastes like real drippings. It is not salty like the cubes or powders. It's great for soups, gravies, au jus, and sauces. It costs about $3.50-$4, but 1 TBS makes 1 cup of broth, so it goes a long way. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

There's a more expensive 'bouillon' called Better Than Bouillon. It's in a glass jar and is sold in grocery stores and Williams Sonoma. It's not your typical cube bouillon. It's more like a saucy paste. That might be what you're looking for.