Pro Chefs Reveal Their Favorite Ingredients

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May 31, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

Many of us enjoy the art of trying to prepare a beautiful, tasty meal at home. It's certainly one of those things that's easier said then done. Sometimes, right when you're in the thick of preparing what you think is the immaculate meal to end all meals, you only come to realize that you forgot that one essential ingredient that would've leveled up the whole dish. Well, we live and we learn, and we can learn a whole lot from these pro chefs about what their favorite ingredients are. 

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    Font - Picker-Rick • 15h 8 Awards Sumac. Seriously, get yourself a huge bag for like $15 bucks and thank me later. It's lemony and salty, sweet and smoky and earthy and beautifully red. Sprinkle it on toast, curry, chicken, steak, tacos, devilled eggs, ice cream... Just about everything. You can also brew it like tea and it has an intense wild- berry flavor. G Reply 1 15.4k 5 ...
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    Rectangle - mons388 · 14h 1 Award Chef here Lemon juice, enhances flavour in almost anything. Vinegar is too dominant for me. G Reply 1 3.2k ...
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    Font - slapabrownman • 15h Im a big fan of cayenne powder. I throw a pinch in everything to give it a zing! G Reply 1 2.9k ...
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    Font - Ez-lectronic • 15h 1 Award roasted sesame seed oil, it adds a light nuttiness and saltiness to a dish G Reply 7.8k ...
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    Font - HEAT_IS_DIE • 20h 3 Awards Vinegar. It is often the thing that is missing when people go for more salt and spices in their cooking wondering why it doesn't taste quite as good as in a restaurant. G Reply 1 15.1k 3 ...
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    Rectangle - Bluewolf83 • 14h 3 Awards Chef of 25 years. Personal favorite is worcestershire sauce. Use it more at home than in restaurants l've worked. Such a nice umami though. G Reply 1 5.7k 3 ...
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    Font - DaygloDago • 15h 3 5 Awards Not a chef, but a baker. Cardamom. It's still not super common in American baked goods, and while I love cinnamon, that flavor isn't special to my palette anymore. Cardamom gives such a warm, floral scent/ flavor to whatever you make, and can be paired with so many things. Treat yourself: add some cardamom and orange zest to your next batch of banana bread.
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    Rectangle - Nitemarex • 16h 3 Awards Miso paste Gochujang Doubanjiang All good stuff G Reply 9.5k ...
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    Rectangle - -SonOfHam-· 20h 3 3 Awards Salt G Reply 1 8.4k ...
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    Rectangle - SaltyChickenDip · 20h 3 4 Awards MSG. The flavor enchancer. A G Reply t 5.0k ...
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    Font - Back2Bach • 18h 1 Award Thyme Thyme pairs well with meat, tomatoes, and beans. It is the main ingredient in the classic French herb combinations Bouquet Garni and Herbes de Provence. These herb blends are frequently used to flavor meat, stews, and soups. Can't imagine not having thyme on my side when cooking a wide variety of dishes. G Reply 1 2.8k 3 ...
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    Font - SuperMakoSimulator • 15h 1 Award PO... TA... TOES!!! Reply 1.2k ...
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    Organism - bananapursun · 17h BLACK GARLIC!!!!. MAKES EVERYTHING 100x better. Most of what I see here is staple pantry items. IF YOU DONT HAVE BLACK GARLIC, GET IT. Crush it into a paste and make a compound butter or anything. BLA CKGARLI C. SWEET STICKY HEAVEN G Reply 1 1.5k 3 ...
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    Font - FresasConCrema31 · 14h Pasta water on recipes that use pasta GIT THAT SAUCE THICC G Reply 1.1k ...
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    Rectangle - FarmerExternal • 17h 2 Awards Tajin. It's a season that adds a little bit of lime and a little kick to your dish. I put it on almost everything Reply 1.2k ...
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    Font - 1 Award Soy sauce. Makes for a great base, good on most savory foods. I'm not a chef. I just cook for fun. G Reply 599
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    Font - supermooshrooms • 17h Stock/stock cubes. They often add a lot of flavour, seasoning and depth. G Reply 1.6k ... +
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    Font - zafferous • 13h Because I haven't seen it yet, vanilla extract is to sweet and salt is to savory. So besides salt, vanilla extract is pretty bomb 6 Reply 225
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    Rectangle - The_GoldenDragonYT • 13h 1 Award PORATOES G Reply 296 ... +B
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    Rectangle - onegreatbroad • 16h Heavy cream. G Reply 820 ... +B
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    Font - MissFog · 20h Nutmeg. Goes in the sweet stuff, in the savoury stuff, in some drinks.. Reply 1 242 ...
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