Why it works: Hops and sauce work together. They rank in the top 95% of all ingredient pairs. The science ↓
Brier Shoots or Hop Shoots with White Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Remove all hard and woody parts from the brier or hop shoots.
Cook the shoots in boiling water with a little salt for 8 to 10 minutes.
Drain the shoots well.
Serve with white sauce in a sauceboat.
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 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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