Why it works: Coffee and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,344 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Coffee for Cabin
Ingredients
Directions
Warm the coffee pot.
Add dry coffee and a lump of sugar or a little white sugar.
Boil water for two minutes.
Pour the boiling water over the coffee.
Pour a little coffee into a cup and back into the pot several times.
Add a little cold water to settle the grounds.
Do not boil the coffee.
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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Coffee + sugartop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,344 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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What each ingredient does
- Coffee
- Provides the main flavour and aroma that the hot water draws out of the grounds.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness to balance the bitterness of the brewed coffee.
The step that matters
Do not boil the coffee.. Boiling over-extracts the grounds, making the coffee harsher and more bitter. Keeping it just below boiling gives a smoother cup.
“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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