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What's an ingredient you love to use to amp up your cooking? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world to c/recipes@lemmy.world
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In the "Add a pinch of sugar" thread, many of you mentioned other things you like to add to boost the flavor in your dishes - MSG, tomato powder, soy sauce, etc. What's an ingredient you find that you love to add to dishes to improve the flavor (or aroma, texture, or maybe even the way it looks)?

I am a big fan of mushroom powder. It adds a nice boost of umami with some additional flavor that comes along for the ride. Just throw some dried mushrooms into a spice grinder and grind until powder.

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[-] Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Fat and vinegar.

Rice? Generous splash of white vinegar into the rice cooker, then a pat of butter at the end to melt in the residual heat. If you want something to pair with stir fry, try drizzling with sesame oil instead.

French fries? Toss 'em with a splash of malt vinegar (they already have oil from the frying).

Salad? Toss it with a splash of a good quality balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. Bonus points for tahini.

Stir fry? Splash some rice vinegar into the pan and drizzle sesame oil over the top at the end.

Pasta? Drizzle of a good quality balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil on the plate.

Pizza? Pat of butter right after you take it out of the oven to melt from the residual heat, then a drizzle of good quality balsamic vinegar.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Vinegar makes sense with rice (e.g. Sushi rice).

I have also started throwing in a piece of dried kombu into the rice cooker with the rice and water. It adds some nice extra flavor.

Malt vinegar on fries 🤤

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