Why it works: Beef and tarragon work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 310 recipes. Both carry anethole, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓
On Stock, and Clear Soups
Ingredients
Directions
Ensure your stock pot is thoroughly clean by scalding it with hot water mixed with a lump of washing soda.
Use soft water instead of hard water for better flavor.
Place the shin of beef and broken bones in the pot with enough cold water to cover them.
Add coarse sea salt to taste.
If using dried tarragon, add it to the pot for flavor.
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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Beef + tarragontop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together310 recipes
Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
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