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5707097 No.5707097[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

I've been trying out southwestern food lately but everything tastes like it is missing something, does anyone know how I can give my food that southwestern kick?

>> No.5707103

>>5707097

It might help if you post some recipes. We don't know what your food tastes like, we don't know what you're cooking. You've given us very, very little information, so we have no idea what you're missing.

That being said, you should probably use more cumin and more chile.

>> No.5707104

>>5707097
>thinly veiled doritos thread?

>> No.5707127

>>5707097
What the fuck have you been making dillweed? How can we possibly help improve your cooking if you don't even tell us what you've been cooking.

I'm going to say, you need more cumin, cayenne, probably need to stew longer. Also, suck a dick while you're at it.

>> No.5707193

It won't taste real unless you earned the money by doing construction all wrong for $2 per hour 12 hours per day.

>> No.5707357
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5707357

>>5707097
dunno what you're asking for, but I always add chopped smoked bacon to my chili, and plenty mexican spices (obviously)

could eat that shit all day every day
>pic related

>> No.5707390

>>5707357
>low quality b8
kek

>> No.5707393

>southwestern kick

NOW HOLD ON ONE SECOND

>> No.5707419
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5707419

Cook in an horno.

>> No.5707426

>southwestern kick

old el paso seasoning packets

>> No.5708571

I find a lot of Mexican and Tex-mex recipes benefit from salt and umami... more garlic, more onion, more tomato, maybe some broth, and if that doesn't do it, add salt.

If it needs more depth of flavour, try different chillies (especially in recipes asking for paprika - there are so many types of pepper powder you could use), (more) cumin or coriander, more oregano, or a different type of oregano... clove, cinnamon, cocoa, nuts... there are a bunch of things you could add or substitute and chances are that none of them are really "wrong" unless the flavour takes a left turn.