| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/28/2008 7:49:53 PM | whee-hoo! now, that must be root'n toot'n hot, if the thai people like it!!
my secret ingredient for guacamole is scotch bonnet peppers.
" " for turkey chilli is a tablespoon and a half of ice wine vinegar.
" " for meat loaf is tomato ketchup relish.
also, try shaking some worcestershire sauce on popcorn.
and, try sprinkling sugar over tomato slices. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/28/2008 8:14:26 PM | hey bigpaul5,
i just tried to send your profile an email, and it said you are not accepting emails from my country...(!)
hey, what's wrong with canadians, EH?
i am actually american born and raised , if that would sway you. i've been to florida many times, and lovely hawaii too.
cheers,
yellow sun poppy | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 2:10:38 PM | | what do u marinate your portabello's in?...I use olive oil, fresh garlic and basil...I grill both sides...then top with bre, swiss cheese or my fav, havarti...yum! | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 3:49:14 PM | That easy,fresh herbs from the le jardin and spices in moderation, love in the warm per portions and tlc from the heart.
P.S. And the food channel helps too! ~smile~ | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 3:54:36 PM | | Ok, this q is for j-moon or vulf, as far as using chocolate in chili and/or sauce, what about using it in spaghetti sauce? I usually use a tablespoon of sugar in my sauce about 15mins before it is served, but I am thinking now that chocolate might work for it too if it works in chili. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 4:04:08 PM | the sugar inthe chocolate does the same thing as reg sugar...it takes out that bitter acid taste from any tomatoe base sauce
*Jim*..thanks for your info on the marinade...I've also done the ground herbs as well...love my olive oil tho lol | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 4:49:00 PM | Cinnamon, cloves, and a bit of nutmeg in pork, Pears & Apples + lots of pepper in potato & leak soup, Vanila in sour cherry jam, Red peppers in turkey soup.
Now I'm getting hungry!
Got to try the onions... | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 5:53:44 PM | i don't think i'd like chocolate in a traditional red pasta sauce. but that's just me. i think it would fight with the other flavors in there, which taste pretty good on their own.
i think that, because it's indigenous to central america, it works well in a mexican-inspired dish. sometimes the ingredients that occur together naturally blend together in cooking as well. that's why you so rarely see an asian dish containing potato (for example). fusion cooking doesn't work for me. if they grow together, they go together. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 6:34:34 PM | | Very lazy red chillie...buy it in a jar at sainsburys...puts an ooomph in almost anything especially chillie con carne. Wouldn;t be without it. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 7:39:29 PM | | when grilling ground turkey to keep it together to make the meat into patties, i use egg whites, then, i use corn meal with a little paprica | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 8:42:04 PM | | This is going to sound a bit "bo-hunkish"....but I secretly use Clamato's "Rimmer" in my homemade tomato based soups. (The same thing you would use to rim your glasses for a caesar). It's FANTASTIC as an addition in soups lol...... | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 8:59:42 PM | Paprika, sweet to hot, I'm in love. ;~)
I found this one from Spain about a year ago, 'La Chinata'.
It is three varieties of pepper fruits smoked with oak, as opposed to sun dried, and it is prickly hot.
The smoked flavour is astounding. Try it on anything BBQ'd.
Devilled eggs will never be the same for me, without this 'oaky daokiness'. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 10:00:17 PM | Smoked paprika - great for home fries, chicken, goulash (after, on top), taco meat, homemade barbecue sauce
I've been using a lot more of poultry seasoning too. Very versatile.
And freshly-grated whole spices where possible, especially nutmeg and pepper. They taste totally different when fresh.
I miss being a food nerd. Need to watch Good Eats again. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 10:01:41 PM | | Oh... one of my friends insisted on mixing a little vanilla extract with his scrambled eggs before frying them. Haven't done that in a while. | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/29/2008 11:48:47 PM | I'm a chef..I have lots of favorite ingredients...currently it's Nutmeg in my mash potatoes & Pochini mushroom powder on my steaks...it's a great combo too...and some white truffles..ooohh now we are talkin'... :)
Chef Jeff  | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/30/2008 7:11:48 AM | Oh my gosh! Some of ya'll would be arrested in The Rupublic Texas for the strange stuff you put in chili. It does not have chocolate, tomatoes, beans or bananas in it.
A little beer, now that's not a bad thing! Pour a little in the chili and drink the rest,, repeat until either you or the chili is cooked. 
tb | |
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| What's your favorite secret ingredient?
Posted: 8/30/2008 7:35:38 AM | I have to agree on nutmeg as my favourite secret ingredient.
Any baked product that is fairly plain such as sugar cookies, pound cake, pancakes it adds such a nice accent.
In my spaghetti sauce - love the nutmeg - people can't figure out what it is about the sauce that they like.
My sweetie taught me to put cinnamon in with the string beans.
Not sure how secret this is but whenever I bread pork, veal or chicken first it has to be soft crumbs which you always have to make yourself and half of the breading needs to be parmesan cheese. Most people do not know it is there.
My next favourite is fresh thyme instead of the usual italian seasoning in salad dressing or sauces. Greek salad with fresh thyme is nummy. | |
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