Why it works: Flour and sake work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and 18 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat, soy, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
- Miso Butter
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Toss the sliced mushrooms with the rice flour and sea salt in a bowl, then shake off any excess flour.
Heat the olive oil and unsalted butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the butter foams.
Add the mushrooms in a single layer and cook without moving them for 2 minutes, then turn and cook 2 to 3 minutes more until golden on both sides.
Pour in the sake, scrape up any browned bits, and simmer over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until the liquid has reduced by about half and thickened slightly.
While the mushrooms cook, mash the room temperature butter, miso and toasted sesame seeds together in a small bowl until smooth.
Transfer the mushrooms to a serving dish, spoon the miso butter over the top while hot, and serve right away.
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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.
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Flour + saketop 21% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together18 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Miso + sesametop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together121 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Mushroom + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together12,516 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
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Sake + misotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together48 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together643 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
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