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I use a lot of vermouth actually. Obviously it's a fortified wine and so therefore it has a lot of flavor. When I'm doing pastas, for example, I'm using white vermouth sometimes. If I'm doing a seafood pasta with clams, it's amazing. People are like, 'What's that flavor in there?'
Few low-prep dishes satisfy and delight on busy weeknights like one-pot pastas, and one of the best ingredients to take your pasta dishes to the next level is vegetable broth. Boiling dry pasta directly in vegetable broth instead of water imparts bolder flavor as the pasta soaks it up. Plus, you'll end up with a pot full of starchy cooking liquid from the boiled pasta, which can provide a solid base for building a pan sauce.
Buttered noodles are one of the best comfort food dishes out there. There is something very homey about eating the slippery-slidey and carby pasta noodles topped with a copious amount of rich, salty butter. While much of the beauty of this dish is in its simplicity, there are numerous ways to doctor up your buttered pasta to give it a more sophisticated and adult flavor, and you can make yours extra savory by adding anchovies.
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Coriander and cumin aren't direct substitutes. Cumin is more pungent and earthy, so if used in place of coriander, I recommend using about half the amount and adding a touch of citrus zest or fennel seed to restore brightness.
This recipe is fairly simple, but it does require you to use your judgment when adjusting the balance of flavors among the wine's acidity, the butter, and the salt you season with at the end. Not to mention the heat from the harissa, depending on the brand you use. Harissa adds a layer of nuance, offering added body and warmth from spices such as caraway and cumin.
This creamy mushroom pasta is weeknight dinner gold: deeply browned mushrooms, a silky Parmesan-laced sauce, and just enough lemon to keep everything bright. The key isn't drowning the mushrooms in cream-it's giving them a proper sear first. A mix of shiitake, maitake, oyster, or crimini mushrooms brings layered texture and flavor, though even a single variety works if you give it enough time and space in the pan.
Mushrooms are a popular pizza topping already, but if you want to take things a step further, consider turning them into a gluten-free, breadless pizza crust with a pizza-inspired stuffing. Pepperoni is a quintessential pizza ingredient, one with plenty of creative uses in various recipes. In the case of stuffed mushrooms, pepperoni will inspire a pizza flavor profile with the help of cheese and sauce.