what ingredient is missing?

[PuraVidaDreamin]

Leftover pork butt- Turning it into stew-

Sauteed garlic, shallots in olive oil- added beef boullion,water, gluten free flour,
added green chillis, jalapenos, cilantro, cumin, sage, brown sugar, blackbeans, turnip,
carrot, potato

and it's ALMOST there- something is missing and can't quite figure it out.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. a-ha!

clove!

[wildflower]

2. Wine?

I find a little wine always makes things perfect. (Or nearly so.) I try to use white wine but often I use just whatever is in the house.

[Tesha]

3. tomatoes? (nt)

[Warpy]

4. Tomatillos.

it's sort of the stew one makes for green posole although without the posole, itself.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

9. added them, it was great

had left overs for lunch

day 2- even better

[Warpy]

12. Good, for something that tastes like a whole lot of nothing by itself

the tomatillo can add a lot of perfect flavor notes.

I've tried posole verde without them. It was edible. With them, it's special.

[japple]

5. A touch of cinnamon and/or unsweetened chocolate. n/t

[grasswire]

6. salt?

unless your bouillon is salty

[PuraVidaDreamin]

10. definitely needed more salt

thanks

[NMDemDist2]

7. two drops of fish sauce

it's always the fish sauce......

or worchestshire if that's not available.....


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[PuraVidaDreamin]

11. heck, didn't think about that

I only use fish sauce when I make pho ga.

I should step out of my comfort zone.
thanks

[Dora]

8. Posole.