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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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[โ€“] dirtySourdough@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not an ingredient necessarily, but I toast rice with spices before cooking it. I throw some oil and garlic in the pot I'm going to cook the rice in, then put in the rice and (for mexican-like dishes) garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, cumin, a little oregano, a little cayenne pepper, and salt. I mix that all up continuously over medium heat for a couple minutes, then I add the water and cook the rice. It makes an incredible difference in taste

[โ€“] loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Not to discount your rice idea, but isn't this essentially the directions for Rice-A-Roni?

[โ€“] DarkShaggy@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

It completely is and it completely works wonders.

You do similar with risotto too.

[โ€“] MadBob@feddit.nl -2 points 8 months ago

Your "secret recipe" is risotto.