What is Your Secret Ingredient?

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

Lisa...to make 'Sally's Amazing Roasties'.....wooo hoooo!!! ....Pre-heat sunflower oil in the oven, 170ish, potatoes pre-boiled for about 15 minutes...then shaken over the hob and put back on the hob to dry out...shake again 'til they're waxy.

Shake garlic salt into the hot oil, stir, add roasties, baste, and turn halfway through cooking, scraping up all the tasty scrummy semi-burnt bits on the way....about 40 minutes....it's nearly 11 p.m. and I could just eat a bowl of them right now....

Oh, and don't you worry please....will be off tomorrow to hunt down those elusive stock cubes...

I've watched Sylvia and Bruce make them, and that sounds Very similar. I don't believe they had the added deliciousness of garlic salt tho! And Bruce may have used suet???

I have yet to try either variety cooking them for myself tho

Sally there HAS to be a way I can get them here without you signing over a limb in postage again

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by McheleM

You expect me to cook???? WTH?

Only if you want to eat

No, I know there are a few (okay lots!) who don't enjoy cooking

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by shdyldy

My fav is Chef Paul Prudhommes Vegetable Magic!

I've never tried that but I do believe I've seen the bottle.....it's a liquid, right?

I guess I could just google lol

[MauiGirl]

I've seen many of my favorites mentioned already, but here are a few more:

Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning (to spice up everything)
Taragon
Pesto
Cinnamon added to everything chocolate

buttermilk to marinate chicken in; super tender & flavorful

[capt_noonie]

Secret ingredient for any type of meat is cumin!

I also picked up this spice blend in SF called Zhug. I mixed it with ground quinoa, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, it's great with everything! I mixed it in some Fage and made a great sauce for scrambled eggs.

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by McheleM

You expect me to cook???? WTH?

Hahah...I have always said the only reason my house has a kitchen is because it came with one I don't cook much, leave that to dh. I do like my seasonings, though, and some things I buy 3 at a time because I use so much: Lea & Perrins, Tobasco sauce and grated horseradish-preferably extra hot. I also love Wyler's beef bullion cubes added to lots of things from veggies to sauces to even a little in my bloody mary's (which is where a lot of my worstershire, tobasco and horseradish disappears, too)

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

I've watched Sylvia and Bruce make them, and that sounds Very similar. I don't believe they had the added deliciousness of garlic salt tho! And Bruce may have used suet???

I have yet to try either variety cooking them for myself tho

Sally there HAS to be a way I can get them here without you signing over a limb in postage again

Sorry, I've never added suet....but I think they do Oxo lamb stock cubes on 'your' Amazon.... xx

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

Sorry, I've never added suet....but I think they do Oxo lamb stock cubes on 'your' Amazon.... xx

They do??????

Off to look as soon as I post below ( if I don't it will be outta my head )

Edit. By the time I found that smiley it was already gone

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

Hahah...I have always said the only reason my house has a kitchen is because it came with one I don't cook much, leave that to dh. I do like my seasonings, though, and some things I buy 3 at a time because I use so much: Lea & Perrins, Tobasco sauce and grated horseradish-preferably extra hot. I also love Wyler's beef bullion cubes added to lots of things from veggies to sauces to even a little in my bloody mary's (which is where a lot of my worstershire, tobasco and horseradish disappears, too)

I remembered!!! I add CLAMATO or V-8 to a lot of dishes. Especially home made soups

[sugarmamma]

Soups led my addled brain to remember that my secret ingredient for a nice silky broth is CHICKEN FEET

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

Hahah...I have always said the only reason my house has a kitchen is because it came with one I don't cook much, leave that to dh. I do like my seasonings, though, and some things I buy 3 at a time because I use so much: Lea & Perrins, Tobasco sauce and grated horseradish-preferably extra hot. I also love Wyler's beef bullion cubes added to lots of things from veggies to sauces to even a little in my bloody mary's (which is where a lot of my worstershire, tobasco and horseradish disappears, too)

Was just thinking to myself..... I use all of those in my secret Bloody Mary mix
The big "secret" in my Bloody Mary mix tho, is a combo of pickle, olive, and banana pepper juices!!!

[Lil Sis]

my favorite herb is basil second is rosemary. I love basil pesto. I add pine nuts to a lot of chicken, rice, couscous dishes. I also love the sweet red and yellow bell peppers. I also use a lot of garlic and onion

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Soups led my addled brain to remember that my secret ingredient for a nice silky broth is CHICKEN FEET

ok...so not having soup when I come to visit lol

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Secret ingredient for any type of meat is cumin!

I also picked up this spice blend in SF called Zhug. I mixed it with ground quinoa, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, it's great with everything! I mixed it in some Fage and made a great sauce for scrambled eggs.

I also use cumin and cumin seeds in a ton of dishes

Zhug sounds interesting.....

[sugarmamma]

Strange. First this thread had 3 pages... Then 2..... Now half of the posts are missing