Tightwad Tip: Save Onion Skins

Save onion skins along with the heads and tails that you cut off when you peel the onion. Throw the scraps in a bag, that you keep in the freezer for the purpose of collecting onion scraps. When it's time to boil some bones for broth be sure to add the accumulated onion skins and pieces. They add a surprising amount of flavor to broth. I was shocked the first time I tried this tip at how much flavor and aroma the onion skins contributed to the broth.

Another plus from the onions is the beautiful dark color that they leach into the broth. Onion Skins are a natural dye and they lend a rich hue to the liquid they are cooked in. The skins get strained out with bones once the broth is done.

Do you use onion scraps?

Have you ever used onion skins to dye anything?

Let me know in the comment section! :)