Chicken and Almond Stew

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

2. Almond + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,514 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

3. Tomato + beanstop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

4. Almond + beanstop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together238 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

5. Olive + beanstop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,470 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken broth

Forms the liquid base of the stew and carries the flavour of the other ingredients.

Black beans

Add body and substance, holding their shape through the simmer.

Diced canned tomatoes

Add acidity and moisture that help build the stew's savoury flavour.

Cubed cooked deli chicken

Provides the main protein; it is already cooked, so it only needs warming through.

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, chicken, tomato, almond, pepper, beans):

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

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