Why it works: Mushroom and meat are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,423 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Baked Mushrooms
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a very hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Place the mushrooms in a baking dish, cup side up.
Fill and bake
Fill each mushroom cup with chopped and seasoned meat.
Cover the filled mushrooms with buttered crumbs.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
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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Mushroom + meattop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,423 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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What each ingredient does
- Mushrooms
- Form the edible cups that hold the filling and release moisture as they cook.
- Chopped meat
- Provides the savory, substantial filling and browns as it cooks.
- Buttered crumbs
- Butter helps the crumbs brown and crisp on top while they bake.
The step that matters
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Mushrooms release water as they heat, so a short bake keeps the caps from turning soggy while the crumbs brown and the filling cooks through.
“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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