Why it works: Peanut and cream work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 490 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Peanut Bisque
Ingredients
Directions
Soak peanuts in water overnight.
Drain and blend peanuts with fresh water until smooth.
Strain the mixture to remove solids.
Heat the liquid in a saucepan, adding salt to taste.
Stir in cream just 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.
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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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Peanut + creamtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together490 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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