Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Veal Salad and Dressing
Ingredients
Directions
iV:'ss Matilda Denton.
I teacup of strong vinegar; a piece of butter the size of a hickory-nut and i tablespoonful of sugar. Put on the fire, and when hot add the beaten yolks of 6 eggs. Stir all the time till it thickens. Take from the fire and add the oil (or cream), salt and pepper to taste. Put celery salt on the veal. Pick jup the veal, and add as much chopped cabbage as meat.
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FRRDONIA COOK BOOK. 57
TOMATO JELLY— MAYONNAISE DRESSING. M?'s. G. S. Josselyn.
Heat and strain through a coarse sieve i can of tomatoes, removing all seeds. Add to the juice a generous seasoning of salt and white pepper. Dissolve y^. box of Cox's gelatine. When the gelatine is dissolved, and the tomato juice hot, mix both thoroughly together. Pour into a plain mould and place on ice. When set, turn on a platter and serve by cutting thin slices, each placed on a lettuce leaf, and cover with mayonnaise dressing.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| 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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Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together118,967 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Pepper + white peppertop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,478 recipes
Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).
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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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Egg + white peppertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,312 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, egg, tomato, pepper):
- Parsleyfits better
- Tarragonfits better
- Thymefits better
- White pepperthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against butter, egg, tomato, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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