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Herbed Venison Cutlets with Skordalia and Beetroot and Jalapeno Relish

Skordalia is a garlicky Greek mashed potato dish often served as a dip or with grilled meats. John Torode's version is less pungent than some, but delicious all the same.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 23 ingredients
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Why it works: Beetroot and venison work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 26 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Beetroot + venisontop 20% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together34,118 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Jalapeno + coriandertop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together1,363 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Parsley + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Shallot + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,718 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, beetroot, shallot, jalapeno, pepper, parsley, coriander):

  1. Chickpeabetter flavor fit
  2. Beansbetter flavor fit
  3. Lentilsbetter flavor fit
  4. Walnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, beetroot, shallot, jalapeno, pepper, parsley, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).