cooking base
Broth or mirepoix
A cooking base is a concentrated paste or powder used to add flavor to dishes, typically dissolved in liquid to create stock or broth.
Bases come in varieties like chicken, beef, or vegetable: Add a teaspoon of chicken base to the soup.
They offer convenience over making stock from scratch, though purists prefer the real thing.
Base also refers to the foundational liquid itself—the stock or broth upon which a soup, sauce, or stew is built.
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- chicken stockSavory poultry-simmered liquid
- beef brothSimmered meat extract
- bone brothSimmered skeletal liquid
- bouillonClear seasoned broth
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cooking basefinishing touch
Final perfecting detail
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