What would be good spices to add to it?
Cumin. Cayenne.
I was thinking cumin! Cayenne didn't occur to me, though. See -- this is what I mean when I say I'm spice-ignorant.
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Steph L. - Feb 04, 2012 9:33:02 am PST #20249 of 30001
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DavidS - Feb 04, 2012 9:33:23 am PST #20250 of 30001
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The overall taste of the whole thing is savory, but...bland. What would be good spices to add to it?
Cumin! That's what makes beans taste more like chili.
Also, I do a mix of what I think of as a Morrocan blend: cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cayenne.
Other things which add flavor: several cloves of finely minced garlic, liberal splashings of Worcestshire sauce.
sumi - Feb 04, 2012 9:35:20 am PST #20251 of 30001
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Green chilies would be good.
askye - Feb 04, 2012 9:35:59 am PST #20252 of 30001
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you also might want to try a little oregano and/or thyme.
I really like thyme so I add it to a bunch of stuff.
meara - Feb 04, 2012 9:36:23 am PST #20253 of 30001
I always say cumin. And green chilis would be delicious. Sriracha?
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2012 9:40:36 am PST #20254 of 30001
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Other things which add flavor: several cloves of finely minced garlic,
I do add garlic (sometimes only garlic powder if the real garlic has disappeared -- I swear the dog eats it when we're at work, because we go through a head of garlic way too quickly), but it didn't get the stew all the way to where I wanted it.
liberal splashings of Worcestshire sauce.
I do love Worcestershire sauce. It makes my shepherd's pie SO GOOD.
I need to just buy the Flavor Bible, which is essentially a glorified list of All The Foods, along with what flavors/foods complement them. For someone like me, who likes to cook but hasn't developed any knowledge/instinct of what flavors/foods pair well together, it's *brilliant.*
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2012 9:42:51 am PST #20255 of 30001
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I always say cumin. And green chilis would be delicious. Sriracha?
Heh. Here's my problem: I am a spicy (hot-spice, that is) food wimp. For things like chili, I cook the batch so that it's spiced to what I can tolerate, and then Tim adds Flaming Anus hot sauce (NOTE: not a real hot sauce, as far as I know) to his serving.
So he would have to add Siracha (which I always think of as "rooster sauce," thanks to the rooster on the bottle) to his own serving.
Liese S. - Feb 04, 2012 9:43:35 am PST #20256 of 30001
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The Flavor Bible is AWESOME. Buy it. Well worth it.
Dana - Feb 04, 2012 9:46:13 am PST #20257 of 30001
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I cook the batch so that it's spiced to what I can tolerate, and then Tim adds Flaming Anus hot sauce (NOTE: not a real hot sauce, as far as I know) to his serving.
It's like you live in my house. Except when I step away from the food for a moment, and my insane husband makes it spicier without my knowledge.
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2012 9:46:20 am PST #20258 of 30001
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The Flavor Bible is AWESOME. Buy it. Well worth it.
I got it from the library, and it was SUCH a revelation. However, I got it from the library around Christmas, and was so busy with holiday stuff that I didn't really get a chance to try out some actual cooking with it.
Hmmm. I should just pull that trigger right now and buy it.