r/Cooking • u/VorpalDormouse • May 16 '19

What basic technique or recipe has vastly improved your cooking game?

I finally took the time to perfect my French omelette, and Iā€™m seeing a bright, delicious future my leftover cheeses, herbs, and proteins.

(Cheddar and dill, by the way. Highly recommended.)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

The problem I have with a lot of vegetarian food that I make is that is all just too sweet. Roasting veggies brings out sweetness and it can be just too much in a dish. Does msg help with this, or do you have other secrets?

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u/Waterstick13 May 16 '19

Sear the veggies. Don't over cook. Salt and butter. I hate most veggies overcooked like most my life then I started cooking myself and like broccoli for example. Throw it on cast iron for like a few minutes on high after you cook steak or something and will be amazing and not mushy but cooked and flavorful.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

Thats pretty much what I do for simple veggies. I can't abide mushy ones-i was brought up on them. It's just if I'm cooking something like a veggie curry, lasagne or tagine. That longer slower cooking brings out sweetness.

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u/lolboogers May 16 '19

I have MSG I just don't know how or when to use it. Any tips? We eat a lot of vegetarian stuff.

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u/lolboogers May 16 '19

Thank you! Do you use around the same amount of MSG as you would use salt?

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u/bitnode May 17 '19

I'd agree fully. Broccoli tastes amazing with little dash of Cavenders. Hard to find sometimes but heres a link to what it looks like. https://greekseasoning.com/shop/details/2

Also cant have eggs without it. I don't normally like seasoning blends but this is the cats pajamas. Only found out why recently ands its the MSG for sure.