Why it works: Lamb and sorrel work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35 recipes. Both carry geraniol, which smells rose, geranium. The science ↓
Omelette Aux Rognons De Mouton
Ingredients
Directions
Sauté the lamb kidneys as described in the sautéed kidneys recipe.
Place the sautéed kidneys in the center of the omelette.
Add the prepared and seasoned sorrel on top of the kidneys.
Serve immediately.
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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Lamb + sorreltop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together35 recipes
Shared aroma: geraniol (rose, geranium).
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