The Beginner's Guide to Cooking with Spices (with Testing)
In recipes, we are constantly told to do techniques but often not told why we do them. Today, I want to explore the question of how we use spices. First, we cover the food science and theory of spices before diving into some experiments with special guest @ProHomeCooks .
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▪ On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee. https://amzn.to/3HG5ZmV
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:36 How do spices flavor our food?
5:53 Experiment #1 - Toasted vs Untoasted Spices
9:14 Experiment #2 - Toast Garam Masala on Chicken
13:59 Experiment #3 - Bloomed Spices in a Sauce
16:54 Experiment #4 - Final Dish
18:56 Outro
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