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Jerusalem Artichoke Pie

A savory pie made with Jerusalem artichokes, marrow, dates, ginger, and butter, topped with a crust and baked.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Sherry and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,505 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

Jerusalem Artichoke Pie

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point. The book gives no cooking times either; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Boil the Jerusalem artichokes until tender, then mash them with butter.

Assemble and bake

  1. In a pie crust, layer the mashed artichokes, marrow, chopped dates, and a sprinkle of ginger.

  2. Drizzle with sack (or sherry) before covering with another layer of pie crust.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Sherry + buttertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  2. Dates + sherrytop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Jerusalem artichoke + buttertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together267 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

  4. Ginger + sherrytop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together499 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  5. Dates + buttertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together513 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

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

What each ingredient does

Jerusalem artichokes
Provide the bulk of the filling, with starch that becomes soft and creamy when mashed.
Marrow
Adds moisture and a soft, rich body to the filling.
Dates
Add natural sweetness and a chewy texture to the filling.
Butter
Adds fat and richness, carrying flavour and helping the mash turn smooth.

Swap the jerusalem artichoke

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dates, ginger, sherry, butter):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Jerusalem artichokethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dates, ginger, sherry, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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