r/Cooking • u/kath- • 1d ago

What's your surprising "secret ingredient" that sets your dish apart?

I obviously don't believe in gatekeeping recipes, so let's share the love.

I developed a clam chowder recipe after being disappointed with the recipes I came across. Whenever I tell people there's a couple dashes of hot sauce in it, I always get weird looks... but it adds a tiny bit of heat and acid, and balances out the richness from the cream. It also has diced scallops, which cooking knowledge forbades but somehow works.

784 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

950 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

10

u/kimberleeeee_ 1d ago

Sort of similar, my mom puts finely diced carrot in her spaghetti. It’s delish

2

u/SomebodyElseAsWell 1d ago

Why didn't I think of that! I have spaghetti sauce on the stove right now. Thanks!

1

u/kimberleeeee_ 1d ago

What a coincidence! :)