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Posts tagged “smoky”

Flavor Boosters: Ham Hocks

There's not a lot of actual meat on ham hocks, but boy oh boy, do they add flavor! Throw one of these strange knobby looking things in a pot of beans or some braising greens, and your whole dish will ...

Ingredient Spotlight: Chipotle Chile Peppers

Please meet our newest ally in our on-going quest to find more ways to sneak smoky flavors into our dishes! Chipotle peppers are actually jalapeños that have been smoked and dried, giving them ...

Try This! Throw Herbs on the Grill

Or rather, under it! We love the little bursts of smoky fragrance that come when herbs from a dry rub or marinade fall onto the hot coals, so we figured why not do it on purpose? ...

Taste Boosters: Eight Ways to Add Smoky Flavor to a Dish

A subtle hint of woodsy smoke is one of our absolute favorite flavors in a dish - meat-based or vegetarian. Of course, cooking food on a charcoal grill will give us the flavor we crave, but we can thi...