Reducing the Smell of a Dish
I recently cooked a beef dish and I used cinnamon which gives the dish a certain kick but which also gives it a horribly repulsive smell. It isn't that it smells bad so much as it smells weird, which turns one off, you just wouldn't expect this dish to smell like it does. My question is what ingredients can I put in to nullify the smell without changing the taste appreciably.
The ingredients in the dish are as follows, i'm approximating because I cook by sight, not by measurements
~1 lb beef
4 potatoes
~4-5 Tablespoons of Red Chilli Peppers
~2 Tbsp Salt
~1Tbsp Black Pepper
~1/4-1/2 cup lemon juice
5-7 tomatoes
~1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (*almost forgot to add this*)
i've thought of using cilantro or saffron, but I don't know. It tastes so good though i really don't want to alter the taste at all. My other option will be to serve it cold which kills the smell, but I dunno if people will handle that.
Last edited by inkriminator; 07-06-2006 at 05:44 PM..
Reason: forgot the most important ingredient
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