Why it works: Parsley and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,057 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓
Simplified Way of Making the Savoury Jelly, Called Aspic
Ingredients
Directions
In a stewpan, combine onions, carrot, celery, cloves, mace, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, veal knuckle, turkey bones, calf's feet, and salt.
Add enough water to cover the ingredients and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, skim the surface, and let simmer for 3 hours.
Remove from heat and let cool in the stock until nearly cold.
Take out the mixture, remove the string from the napkin, and roll the galantine tightly, tying the ends of the napkin.
Place the galantine on a dish, breast side up, and weigh it down with a 14-pound weight to firm it up.
Once completely cold, remove the napkin and string before serving.
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.
Explore the science
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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Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,057 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
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Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together8,053 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10,173 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together6,810 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together4,108 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, carrot, celery, clove, parsley, thyme, veal):
- Marjoramfits better
- Winter savoryfits better
- Allspicefits better
- Macethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against onion, carrot, celery, clove, parsley, thyme, veal. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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