Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 17,923 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Tomato Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Make the jelly
Place the tomatoes in a saucepan with mixed dried vegetables, bay leaf, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
Boil for 15 minutes.
Add the dissolved gelatin and stir well.
Strain the mixture and pour it into small cups or a mold.
Set and serve
Refrigerate until set and serve as a garnish with cold meat or chopped celery.
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.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + gelatintop 30% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together53 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-nonanal (fatty, waxy).
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Pepper + gelatintop 35% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together289 recipes
Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Tomatoes
- Provide the main body, flavour and acidity of the jelly.
- Gelatin
- Sets the strained tomato liquid into a firm, sliceable jelly as it cools.
The step that matters
Add the dissolved gelatin and stir well. Gelatin must be fully dissolved and evenly mixed before setting, otherwise it can form lumps or uneven patches. Adding it to a hot mixture also needs care, since overheating can weaken its setting power.
“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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