Bloom in oil
Briefly cooking dried spices in warm fat before adding liquids. The fat extracts the spices' fat-soluble flavor compounds, making them two to three times more potent.
Used for
- cumin
- curry powder
- paprika
- cinnamon
- turmeric
In the kitchen
- Add spices to the fat before anything else.
- Stir for 30–60 seconds.
- Watch carefully. Spices burn fast.
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