Why it works: Turkey and watercress work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry eugenol, which smells clove, spicy. The science ↓
Turkey Poults
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Truss the turkey poults with legs turned at the knuckle and feet pressing on the thighs.
Skin the neck and fix the head under the wing.
Roast in a 400°F (200°C) oven for 25 to 30 minutes, depending on size.
Serve one poults larded and the other barded, with gravy and watercress.
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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Turkey + watercresstop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together24 recipes
Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).
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