Why it works: Clove and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓
Boiled Leg of Mutton
Ingredients
Directions
Put the mutton into boiling water to cover, boil for fifteen minutes, then set aside and simmer, allow- ing twenty minutes to a pound. One-half hour before removing the meat add turnip cut in half-inch slices. Remove the meat to a hot platter, garnish with the turnip, cover the top with chopped parsley or capers. Serve with caper sauce. Save the water to use with the bone and left-over pieces for soups.
84 ROCKY MOUNTAIN COOK BOOK. RAGOUT OF MUTTON.
2 Ibs. from the neck or flank. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 1 tablespoonful flour. 1 onion. 1 carrot.
y% can peas.
Sprig of parsley.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Put the butter into the frying pan. When melted add the flour and brown. Then add the carrot and onion cut in small dice and the seasonings and mut- ton. Cook, stirring frequently until all are brown; then add the stock or water and meat. Cover closely, let simmer for two hours, add the peas just before serving.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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. See the original page.
Explore the science
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.
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Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Carrot + clovetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5,873 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
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Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,555 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together21,601 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together68,474 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, flour, carrot, clove, pepper):
- Parsnipfits better
- Turnipfits better
- Leekfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against butter, flour, carrot, clove, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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