Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Preserved Pixeapple
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Peel the pineapples and cut out all the eyes.
Grate the pineapples.
Measure an equal weight of sugar and pineapple.
Cook
Boil the mixture, stirring often, until it forms a rich jam.
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.
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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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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Pineapples
- Provides the fruit, flavour and most of the liquid that cooks down into the preserve.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and draws water out of it, thickening the mixture as it reduces.
The step that matters
Stirring often while boiling. As the mixture thickens and water evaporates, the sugar-rich syrup can scorch on the bottom of the pan. Frequent stirring spreads heat evenly and keeps the jam from burning before it reaches a rich, thick consistency.
“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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