Stewed Liver or Kidney

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.

1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together11,917 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

3. Clove + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,686 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

4. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together27,047 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

5. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together17,451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Liver or kidney

Provides the main meat, which turns tender and soft during slow stewing.

Lemon

Adds sharp acidity that brightens the rich flavour of the meat.

Fat

Conducts heat for frying, browning the surface of the liver for flavour.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (liver, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pepper):

1. Limefits about as well
2. Lemonthe original
3. Orangefits about as well
4. Figfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against liver, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.