Why it works: Chicken and barley work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 265 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓
Chicken Broth
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Place the chicken pieces in a pot with a cover.
Add the pearl barley and water.
Simmer and rest
Simmer for 3 hours, skimming frequently.
Remove from heat and let stand for 3 hours.
Skim off the top, heat, and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Chicken + barleytop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together265 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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What each ingredient does
- Chicken
- Gives the broth its main meaty flavor as it simmers in the water.
- Pearl barley
- Adds body and a mild starchy thickness to the broth as it cooks.
The step that matters
Skimming frequently during the simmer. Fat and foam rise to the surface while the broth cooks. Removing them regularly keeps the broth clear and stops it tasting greasy.
“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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