Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
Cannelon of Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the roll
Chop meat finely. Add remaining ingredients in order given.
Shape into a roll six inches long. Wrap in buttered paper.
Bake and serve
Place on rack in dripping-pan. Bake thirty minutes, basting every five minutes with one-fourth cup butter melted in one cup boiling water.
Serve with Brown Mushroom Sauce I.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| 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.
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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Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,037 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together34,122 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together27,047 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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Parsley + nutmegtop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5,062 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Lemon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together11,318 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Lean beef
- Forms the main body of the roll, giving it substance and a meaty texture when cooked.
- Egg
- Binds the chopped meat so the roll holds together when sliced and served.
- Melted butter
- Adds richness and moisture to the meat mixture and helps keep the roll from drying out.
The step that matters
Shaping and wrapping the roll. A tightly and evenly shaped roll cooks at a consistent rate and holds its form. Wrapping it in buttered paper keeps the surface from drying while it bakes.
Swap the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, lemon, parsley, egg, butter, nutmeg, pepper):
- Shallotfits better
- Spinachfits better
- Carrotfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against beef, lemon, parsley, egg, butter, nutmeg, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“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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