This is cookbook author Caroline Chambers go-to flavor booster.
Its my moment to teach a man to fish instead of handing a man a fish, she says.
Harissa is one such condiment.

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What Is Harissa?
It just wakes the whole thing up and brings it from dull, heavy stew territory to really bright.
It adds this acidity thats so good.

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But there are nearly endless ways to use it, she notes.
Its a flavor booster thats doing all the work for you, says Chambers.
Add it to a stir fry, add it to yourbolognesesauce to bring a little heat.

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It delivers so, so much flavor with absolutely no effort.
It might be just what your chicken tetrazzini’s been missing.

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