I feel like a lot of recipes tone down the quantities of strong spices (cayenne, garlic, onion, etc) to get a more mild flavor so they'll have more widespread appeal.
They absolutely do. In my experience, recipes are a guideline. It's not rocket science. You just think about how an ingredient tastes, and if you want that taste more prevalent, you add a little more of it.
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kadu@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
If I don't spend the next two days smelling like literal garlic, did I even cook?
Ergonomic_Keyboard@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 3y
An clove, singular? Madness!
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I have yet to find anything where at least tripling the garlic doesn't make it better.
bungobingo82@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
I just add as many cloves as I feel like peeling and mincing that day
Randomnisscity@possumpat.io · 3 pts · 3y
Hell yeah. Throw a lil black garlic in too.
flyingtiger188@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
I feel like a lot of recipes tone down the quantities of strong spices (cayenne, garlic, onion, etc) to get a more mild flavor so they'll have more widespread appeal.
spicytuna62@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
They absolutely do. In my experience, recipes are a guideline. It's not rocket science. You just think about how an ingredient tastes, and if you want that taste more prevalent, you add a little more of it.
TacoThrash3r@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
Those vampires aren't going to keep themselves away
emokidforever@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
At minimum, I am doubling the amount of garlic listed.
Christos@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
This is the way