Name: Veal Stew
Ingredients: 3 pounds of veal cut into strips; 1 inch thick; 8 large potatoes; 20 min- utes; pepper; salt

Why it works: Potato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,305 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Veal Stew

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Cut 3 pounds of veal into strips 1 inch thick.
Peel 8 large potatoes and cut into 1 inch thick slices.

Layer and cook

In a pot, layer the veal, sprinkle with pepper and salt, then layer the potatoes.
Add another layer of veal seasoned as before, using up the veal.
Over the last layer of veal, put slices of salt pork, and then a layer of potatoes.
Pour enough water to cover the contents.
Heat for 15 or 20 minutes, then simmer for one hour.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

4 gProtein

0 gFat

38 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Veal	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.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog]. 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.

Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Veal + peppertop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,049 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Veal + potatotop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together343 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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 stew, becoming tender with long, gentle simmering.
Potatoes: Absorb cooking liquid and soften, adding body and starch to the stew.