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I’m always looking for ways to get excited about home cooking and actually look forward to eating the meals I make at home. There are so many benefits to eating food made in your own kitchen, from financial to health ones, but we can probably all admit that we fall out of love with our own cooking. I fall into ruts, buying the same boring stuff that I don’t even like that much but that I know how to make. I also often resent my food because I know I didn’t do the very best things I could have done with my ingredients. I didn’t bring out their flavors the way I know I can and I didn’t mix them with the right things. When I get into that place, I’m tempted to just dine out. But, if you use these hacks to make your food feel like it came from a restaurant, you can fall back in love with home cooking.
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Sear meat and fish first
Restaurants won’t give you a piece of fish or steak without searing it first. Home-cookers can be afraid of high heat, but you need it to get that perfect sear. Put oil or butter in a pan on high, and when it begins to steam a bit, put that raw piece of fish or steak on there, and sear on either side, for just around 15 seconds. Then take it out, and put it in the oven to continue cooking the inside. The sear traps all those great juices inside and adds a nice texture.
