If you have a thing for strong umami flavors, we are sure you love Worcestershire sauce. It’s commonly used to flavor meaty dishes but while the liquid version is easy to find, the powder is a little more scarce.
The liquid has a limited shelf life and its glass bottle isn’t easy to take camping or traveling. As an alternative, you can use Worcestershire powder as it can be carried around easily, takes up little space, and has a longer shelf life.
If you are thinking of shifting to Worcestershire powder, we are sharing here how to make your own!
What is Worcestershire Powder?
You have probably heard of Worcestershire sauce but might never have seen it in powder form. Worcestershire sauce is used to give meat dishes a more “meaty” or “umami” taste.
Tamarind and vinegar combine to lend a tangy flavor while the various spices and other ingredients in the mix add richness and depth of flavor.
A tablespoon or two in beef mince, casseroles, gravies, marinades, and pie fillings can make a huge difference.
The sauce is made primarily from tamarind and molasses. To this is added garlic, vinegar, chillies, cloves, onions, tomato concentrate, salt, and sugar. These are mellowed together for up to two years before being bottled.
To make Worcestershire powder, the sauce is dried to a powdered form. To make this into a seasoning sauce, you simply need to mix one part of Worcestershire powder with one and a half parts of water (by weight).
Mix up just enough for that day and store the rest of the powder in an airtight container.
How to Make Your Own Worcestershire Powder
Perhaps you cannot obtain Worcestershire powder where you live or maybe you are just someone who likes to try their hand at homemade varieties of things.
Here are our step-by-step instructions for you to follow.
Step 1: Gather the ingredients
The tricky part lies in obtaining the various ingredients and finding a recipe. Recipes abound online for the liquid sauce but it is extremely difficult to obtain one for the dried powder spice.
We’ll therefore leave the ratios up to you!
The ingredients include:
- onion powder
- ground cloves
- garlic powder
- chili powder
- black pepper
- tamarind powder
- sugar
- dried anchovies
- vinegar powder
- beef bullion
Step 2: Mix the ingredients
The method is not complicated at all. You simply mix the dry ingredients together and bottle them. Use a clean, dry bowl and measure everything into it.
Mix well to combine then spoon the powder into sterilized bottles.
Step 3: Finishing touches
Create beautiful labels for your homemade Worcestershire sauce powder. Remember to add the date you made it. Attach the labels to the bottles, seal tightly, and store them in a dark, dry place.
These will make wonderful gifts for your foodie friends.
If you cannot find the ingredients for making your own Worcestershire sauce powder, we suggest buying it. It is readily available from grocery stores in the spice section.
Failing that, many online stores stock it nowadays, including Amazon.
To Conclude
No self-respecting kitchen should be without a bottle of delicious, earthy, tangy Worcestershire sauce whether in liquid or powder form.
Once you have the powder, you are sure to get creative with it such as sprinkling it over potato chips, scattering a fine layer of it over mashed potato for cottage pie, or using it as a seasoning on your breakfast eggs.
Drop us a line and tell us how you used yours!