America's Favorite Restaurants Secret Recipes Revealed

What exactly are the secrets behind America's favorite restaurant recipes? Millions of people all over the country line up at the doors, waiting forever in long lines, just to experience the unique taste of these foods. Restaurants such as, Chili's, Applebee's, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, KFC, and even Burger King and McDonald's profit millions of dollars every day by giving America delicious meals they can't seem to find else where. What are the secret ingredients that make these foods taste so good and cause us to spend so much money to enjoy?

The truth is there are no secret ingredients in the recipes of America's favorite restaurants. The truth is you can make these same dishes in your very own kitchen. The only real secret is how to use a combination of common ingredients, spices and herbs, and the method of cooking, in order to get the great taste.

Olive Garden's Bread Sticks for instance, what makes them different from other recipes we make at home? Most of the bread stick recipes we find in cookbooks suggest you lightly coat the dough with egg whites before baking. This gives a shining look to your bread sticks however; it does not add to flavor or help the bread sticks come out of the oven nice and soft. Other recipes suggest dusting the dough with garlic. Still, they are not the same as the one's we experience at Olive Garden.

To make Olive Garden Bread Sticks, use a loaf of frozen bread dough. Once it is thawed and soft, coat your hands with Pam Spray or oil and knead the dough. Form the dough into 8 to 10 logs. Let them rise in a warm place until doubled (1-1 ½ hours). Then lightly spray the dough with Pam Vegetable Spray. The secret behind the great taste is to take garlic powder and finely rubbed oregano and lightly powder the sticks. Preheat the oven to 375 and bake for only 20 to 25 minutes. For even softer bread sticks, place a pan of water in the oven while baking. This adds moisture and keeps your bread sticks from over browning and getting too hard.

What makes KFC Original Recipe Chicken so much better than the chicken we deep-fry at home? A side from the combination of common ingredients, the method of cooking it is what makes all the difference. Many people use regular deep fryers when making fried chicken. If you are attempting this with nice plump chicken breasts, the end result is a piece of chicken that is juicy deep inside next to the bone, but hard, crunchy, and over cooked on the outside. Using a pressurized deep fryer will make your chicken breast plump, juicy and delicious inside and out.

There are many ways to cook and make fabulous meals. Knowing the ingredient combinations, methods of cooking, and using the proper tools is what turns ordinary dishes into our favorite restaurant dishes.

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