Secret or unusual/unexpected ingredients

[Kekka]

Do you add something to a dish that is unexpected and makes quite a difference to the everyday taste of food?

I don't know if you'll find any of these strange:

I add a little Dijon Mustard to homemade egg mayonnaise.
A decent teaspoon of curry powder is added to my homemade hamburgers. You wouldn't know it's there.
I put raw sugar in my meat sauce for pasta....er, and half a bottle of red wine to make it quite rich. A merlot or a shiraz does the job!

[redrobyn]

Grated granny smith apples in the mixture for homemade sausage rolls, I also put a touch of curry powder in homemade hamburgers. There's other things I do but I can't think of them at the moment.

[Supa]

curry powder in hamburgers
crushed chilli in lamb-burgers
vegemite into stews
nutmeg into whitesauce

ummm cant think of any others atm

[zen]

can't answer for myself as i am the worst cook in the universe, but my husband puts all kinds of things into his cooking.. from cinnamon to dark chocolate to lime juice.. i have stopped asking him what his 'secret ingredient' is..

[Stormy]

My secret ingredients are usually included in the pre-prepared mixes and bottles I use :P

[mel35]

I don't have any but years ago a girl I shared a house with used to put beer in her spag bol.

[Mesmereyes]

LMAO @ stormy

[Naomi]

I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food :yes:

[Supa]

Naomi I have that saying on my tea towel range & its one of my best sellers :hehe:

[Night Crawler]

Marinate chicken breasts in orange juice. And use garlic at every opportunity. (Not before going out in public, though.)

[Naomi]

Naomi I have that saying on my tea towel range & its one of my best sellers :hehe:

LOL I should get one ... except everyone would know it wasn't true, because I don't cook :hehe: (although I am very good at drinking wine while someone else cooks!)

[sandydee]

chicken noodle soup mix in my rissoles,theres more just cant think atm

[susiq]

There was even an article today in the SMH Good Living on top chefs doing just that.

I add seeded mustard to egg mayonnaise Kekka. It does give it that something special.

I also put nutmeg into white sauce.

Apart from that, if I am missing an ingredient for a recipe I tend not to panic and substitute if I can. Unless it's something major of course, like the meat or chicken!

[Kekka]

My secret ingredients are usually included in the pre-prepared mixes and bottles I use :P

I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food :yes:

Darn funny ladies LMAO


I will try the nutmeg in white sauce....never heard of that one. Thx!

[Rachel]

I put freshly squeezed lemon juice into many different dishes :yes:
I put nutmeg in white sauce too :yes:
Mustard into cream based sauces..

[Barbara]

Grated granny smith apples in the mixture for homemade sausage rolls

I do the same thing Red - Hubby & the kids love them (although I haven't made them in ages LOL)

Edited to say - Hubby saw me typing this and now wants them :roll:

[Kekka]

LOL @ your DH Barbara! :hehe:

[kezabelle]

Some good tips girls :) Hubby and I both tend to add things depending ont he mood - curry powder, paprika, nutmeg, soup mixes, etc are often added to things. My biggest secret is hiding carrots in the food so hubby won't find them! LMAO

[Cherie]

Come up to Bribie next time Naomi, We'll all drink wine and let someone else do the cooking.LMAO

[lucyloo]

Come up to Bribie next time Naomi, We'll all drink wine and let someone else do the cooking.LMAO

I'll be in on that!!!:D

[amyamz]

i cant think of anything in particular at the moment but i am one to never follow a recipie i am always adding a bit of this and a bit of that to my dishes, 2 must haves are garlic and mixed herbs - they always seem to add flavour when its needs that little something else!

although one thing i love to eat that most people find quite an odd combination is a fish finger sandwich, nice fresh bread with some grated cheese and tomato sauce and fish fingers yummmmmmmo just thinking about it lol

[lucyloo]

although one thing i love to eat that most people find quite an odd combination is a fish finger sandwich, nice fresh bread with some grated cheese and tomato sauce and fish fingers yummmmmmmo just thinking about it lol

I love fish finger sandwiches as well, but with cheese and bbq sauce, yummo!!:D

[sandydee]

:hehe:I also love fish fingers sangas with sweet chilli sauce:yes:

[Supa]

:hehe:I also love fish fingers sangas with sweet chilli sauce:yes:

me too YUMMO!!!

[lucyloo]

And I also love dipping Maccas french fries into my ice cream sundae :D

[Kekka]

O-k....Luce! Each to their own...I should open my mind to new possibilities! LMAO

[amyamz]

wow so im not strange eating fish finger sandwiches, everyone ive told about it or if they see me eating it they are like 'gross thats not what fish fingers are made for'

[sandydee]

And I also love dipping Maccas french fries into my ice cream sundae :D

:hehe:I do that too :Dits yummy! lol

[lucyloo]

:hehe:I do that too :Dits yummy! lol

See Kekk, I'm not the only strange one, thanks Sandy LMAO

[kezabelle]

And I also love dipping Maccas french fries into my ice cream sundae :D

My son does that too :D And I eat fish fingers sandwiches every so often too :)

[Diana]

Vanilla icecream & sweet chilli sauce...

[zen]

i've had fish finger sandwiches in the past too.. i bet it was with mustard and cheese... lol...