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Veal Pattee

A savory paté made from veal, salt pork, crackers, pepper, and eggs.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Coffee and tea work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 259 recipes. Both carry 2-methyl-3-(methyldithio)furan, which smells thiamin, meat. The science ↓

Veal Pattee

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix the veal, salt pork, crackers, pepper, and eggs thoroughly.

  2. Bake for two hours in a slow oven.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

781Calories
46 gProtein
21 gFat
97 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Vealnot in our table0
Coffeenot in our table0
Teanot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Coffee + teatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methyl-3-(methyldithio)furan (thiamin, meat).

  2. Veal + porktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,930 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).

  3. Pork + coffeetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together220 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  4. Tea + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Pork + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,121 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

What each ingredient does

Veal
Forms the main body of the paté, giving it its meaty substance and bulk.
Salt pork
Adds fat, which keeps the paté moist and rich during baking.
Rolled crackers
Absorb moisture and help bind the mixture so it holds together when sliced.
Eggs
Bind the mixture and set during baking, giving the paté a firm, sliceable structure.

The step that matters

Mix the veal, salt pork, crackers, pepper, and eggs thoroughly.. Even distribution of the eggs and crackers binds the mixture evenly, so the paté sets uniformly rather than crumbling or leaving dry and wet pockets.

“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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