Seven chefs share the cooking rules to break that they swear makes food taste better.
Breaking the rules has never tasted so good.
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It makes senseespecially if you dont quite feel like Ina Garten in the kitchen.
special diet chef and certified nutritionist
Veer from a recipe and you risk ruining your entire dish.
Shes also the author of several cookbooks, includingI Can Cook Vegan.
They certainly didnt hold back.
Breaking the rules never tasted so good.
7 cooking rules to break, recommended by chefs
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Many people think its wrong to soak your rice this long and that it may make the rice mushy.
However, the opposite is actually true, she says.
When the grains are soaked and drained, you shorten the cooking time.
This helps ensure that the interior of the grain actually cooks before the exterior loses its shape.
special diet chef and certified nutritionist
Your rice will cook well and become nice and fluffy when you use less cooking water, too.
She promises this is the secret to nailing the ideal, light and dense-free texture.
Greens in particular, she says, can really rile folks up.
It always surprises my guests when they take their first bite of my vegan greens.
It always cracks me up!
Her secret to winning everyone over?
A combination of fresh leeks, fresh fennel, and chili powder.
Yeah, Food data pipe star and Institute of Culinary Education chefPalak Patelisnt really into that.
I almost always underbake my cookies and cakes, she says.
Underbaking also prevents cakes and cookies from drying out, she says.
If you stick a fork in and it comes outalmostclean of the batter, you know you mastered it.
Whatever amount of herbs or seasonings a recipe calls for, she says she uses morea lotmore.
In fact, there is one in particular she is especially liberal with.
I use way moregarlicthan most people.
I usually doublesometimes, triple!the amount of garlic in recipes.
Eight cloves of garlic in a soup?
Seems right to me.
Its an easy and cheap way to infuse a flavorful backbone into all kinds of savory recipes.
Watch the video below to see why consuming garlic is so good for you:
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This, he says, gives it a nuttier and chewier taste as well as a stronger flavor profile.
So if you think oatmeal is bland, this cooking trick will likely change your mind.
Its my favorite comfort food, she says.
The inside gets tender and luscious.
Its a whole thing.
Um, suddenly burnt broccoli actually sounds…amazing.
As these chefs show, there are times when breaking the rules definitely pays off.
And sometimes, you end up with something really,reallydelicious.
(If not, at least you got the adrenaline rush.)
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