Why it works: Butter and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 85,593 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Stewed Tomatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Select ripe tomatoes, pour boiling water over them and let them stand a few moments; then remove to a pan of cold water, and slip off the skins; cut out the core and hard part, slice, and put to cook in a sauce-pan; stir them occasionally; cook half an hour; season with salt, pepper and sugar, if liked, and add a small piece of butter; stir ten minutes longer. If desired, the tomatoes may be thickened before being served, by adding bread crumbs, or, if preferred, toast some pieces of bread and lay in the bottom of the dish in which they are to be served. Some think a small onion, minced, improves the flavor; others add a quarter as much green corn as tomatoes, and stew gently.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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.
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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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Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together85,593 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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