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What's your secret ingredient that makes your version of a common dish better than anyone else's? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine probably isn't that secret these days, but almost every sauce I add nutritional yeast to. Curry, chilli, bolognese, it just makes them all better.

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[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Butter - I use it in pizza dough, taco meat, stir fry...

I know what brands of garlic powder to use. Nothing beats fresh garlic, but a pinch of the good stuff is worth 10 shakes of supermarket brand crap.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

I had a phase where I was really into making rice "the authentic way". Wash it, soak it, boil it in exactly proportioned amount of water, etc. Then I realized that I can instead just add a shit ton of butter and turn the side dish into the main dish