Using the right quantities and combinations of herbs is one of the secrets to recreate some of the famous restaurant recipes. Chefs all across use different type of herbs to add unique flavor profile to their secret recipes. I will show you some of these herbs and explain how they could be used successfully.
Basil one of my favorites to use in soups or sauces through out the cooking process, it's a sweet delicate herb that when used fresh can brown easily, so make sure to include it in at the end of the cooking.
Rosemary's flavor is unmistakable, it's woody and its strong aroma can easily overpower a dish, make sure you use it sparingly and it goes well with basil at the start of cooking, you can throw the entire stem in soups or remove the stem and crush them with salt, pepper and olive oil and rub them on a roast. One great way to use it is to add it to your steak while pan searing it.
Dill is a sweet herb that can give you a light flavor to any famous restaurant recipe, take fish for example, finely chopping the dill to sprinkle on top of a salmon with lemon juice and baking it in the oven is a very simple recipe that highlights the dill and gives your fish the feeling of that secret recipe.
Ginger is a bit spicy with excellent healing powers to help reduce inflammation, used in cooking could easily overpower a dish, so use lightly. Fresh herbs are essential to add different layer of flavors and enhancing your dishes to make any average cook look like a chef. Using different combination and quantities of these herbs like top chefs due in their famous restaurant recipes is very easy to do and any one can learn.
Mike Daher enjoys cooking and entertaining friends and family.
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