Secret Ingredient

Active Poster Joined: Feb 07 2011 Posts: 28

What is your "weird" or #1 ingredient that you add to your dish that makes it extra special? For me, I find that adding soy milk to my cake makes it very moist. What is yours?

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5068

A little bit (quarter to half a teaspoon) of almond extract.
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Posted: Fri, Dec 23 2011, 5:18 am Post subject: re: Secret Ingredient

oooh blokus, I want to try that! thanks.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 07 2006 Posts: 3623

A couple of teaspoons of instant coffee to my cholent! Don't worry - it's decaf - fear not for your Shabbos naps!

Got the idea from mimivan, though I don't recall if she specifically uses it in cholent or other meat dishes.
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Posted: Fri, Dec 23 2011, 6:07 am Post subject: re: Secret Ingredient

I don't know if this would work for everything, but my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or oatmeal squares, I add 1 t. cinnamon

Posted: Fri, Dec 23 2011, 6:33 am Post subject:

vodka!

obviously pure vanilla extract in cakes

vodka in salted fish

vodka in sauces for chicken

The alcohol cooks out, and the flavor stays. Delicious!

Posted: Fri, Dec 23 2011, 6:56 am Post subject:

Parve soy cream in the soup.
(dont worry, it's not like parve whip, I actually get it at the health food store)
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Silver Member Joined: Mar 28 2011 Posts: 547

sugar it brings out the flaver in everything.

Gold Member Joined: Aug 12 2009 Posts: 1732

Vanilla extract in pastry.

Gold Member Joined: Jul 07 2009 Posts: 1738

? in my ww challahs. they don't come out dense and heavy

sorry I realize I can't part w/ my secret Twisted Evil

Executive Member Joined: Jun 23 2010 Posts: 407

Why post anything in the first place? U gonna take this secret to the grave or something? I hate it when pple act like their recipes are torah misinai!

Silver Member Joined: Jul 26 2011 Posts: 812

water and instant mashed potato to my egg salad-it comes out really creamy and you cant taste it alt all...

Posted: Sat, Dec 24 2011, 11:09 pm Post subject: re: Secret Ingredient

a drop of pareve sour cream to egg salad to make it creamy, or mustard seed powder to egg salad to give it a tangy twist.

Posted: Sat, Dec 24 2011, 11:58 pm Post subject: re: Secret Ingredient

no secrets

Gold Member Joined: Jul 25 2011 Posts: 1527

Apple cider vinegar in guacamole, or a sprinkling of brown sugar in salads.
Also a very small, small dash of cayenne pepper in something like macaroni and cheese or soup will give it a great kick and you won't notice it's spicy!

Executive Member Joined: Feb 24 2009 Posts: 358

Ginger fresh a small piece in chicken soup
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Active Poster Joined: Feb 07 2011 Posts: 28

I use the "Salad seasoning" spice in my tri-colored pasta.

Gold Member Joined: Feb 10 2009 Posts: 1469

The spice of shabbos! (Can't believe nobody else said it).

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 18 2005 Posts: 3040

my excellent cholent recipe is from my bil, 'secret' ingredient is some tehillim and bakasha from Hashem to make it taste good.

Posted: Mon, Feb 18 2013, 5:45 pm Post subject: re: Secret Ingredient

I add a sprinkle of cumin to my potato kugel.