Why it works: Peanut and peanut oil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 125 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: peanut (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Make the peanut butter
Place ingredients in an electric blender.
Blend until mixture becomes paste-like.
Add more peanut oil if necessary.
Blend the ingredients for several minutes.
Store and serve
Store in a tightly covered container.
Peanut butter will separate on standing.
Stir before using.
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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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Peanut + peanut oiltop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together125 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Salted cocktail peanuts
- Provide the oils and solids that blend down into a spreadable paste.
- Peanut oil
- Adds extra fat so the blend loosens and turns smoother.
“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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