Why it works: Artichoke and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 636 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
How to Prepaee Artichokes for Cooking
Ingredients
Directions
Select fresh artichokes that are not open.
Cut off the stem and trim the hard leaves around the bottom.
Remove the upper quarter of the leaves and scoop out the fibrous part in the middle.
Place the prepared artichokes in a pan of cold, acidulated water.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add a little salt and lemon juice.
Cook the artichokes in boiling water until tender.
Drain the artichokes on a napkin.
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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Artichoke + lemontop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together636 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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