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Chicken Stew with Cinnamon

A savory stew of chicken, ham, tomatoes, and cinnamon simmered in broth.

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Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chicken Stew with Cinnamon

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the chicken

  1. Season the chicken with the adobo.

  2. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.

Cook the stew

  1. Heat oil in a skillet and sauté the sofrito and ham over medium heat for 5 minutes.

  2. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and water and bring to a boil.

  3. Add chicken, cinnamon, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil again.

  4. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

560Calories
59 gProtein
31 gFat
8 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Chicken + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,031 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Cinnamon + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,890 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Tomato + cinnamontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,348 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Chicken + hamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,497 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken
Provides the main protein, which becomes tender as it simmers slowly in the sauce.
Ham
Adds savory, salty depth as it browns and releases its fat into the pan.
Tomato sauce
Forms the liquid base of the stew and adds acidity and body.
Ground cinnamon
Adds warm, aromatic sweetness that carries through the simmered sauce.

The step that matters

Simmer on low heat. Keeping the heat low during the 30-minute simmer lets the chicken cook through and turn tender without the sauce reducing too fast or scorching on the bottom of the pan.

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, ham, tomato, sauce, pepper):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, ham, tomato, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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