Season it

This is a skill, an art even. Deciding what is needed to change a good flavour into a great flavour can be difficult. It takes lots and lots of practice, so cook often and it will come. Most of the flavour in a dish cannot be instantly created, so don’t cut corners by not sweating onions, browning meat or other steps at the beginning of a recipe as no amount of salt and pepper can cure omissions at the start. Adding seasoning at the beginning of a recipe will mean you use less than if you add it at the end – it will bring out the flavour of the food as it cooks.