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Mutton Cutlets

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 15 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,982 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Mutton Cutlets

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a stewpan, melt some butter and add the mutton cutlets, turning them until well coated.

  2. Add a small amount of stock or gravy and let the cutlets simmer until cooked through.

  3. If needed, thicken the gravy with a little flour before serving.

  4. For braising, place untrimmed cutlets over bacon slices with onions, carrots, herbs, pepper, salt, and spices.

  5. Moisten with a small amount of stock or water and braise gently until done.

  6. Once cooked, place the cutlets between two plates with a weight until cool, then trim neatly.

  7. Strain the braising gravy, removing fat, and set aside.

  8. Mince equal parts shallots and mushrooms, sauté shallots in butter until golden, then add mushrooms, pepper, salt, spices, and parsley.

  9. Moisten with some gravy, add a squeeze of lemon, and let cool.

  10. Coat the cutlets with the mince, wrap in oiled paper, and broil until hot, or heat in the oven.

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.

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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.

  1. Shallot + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,982 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Flour + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mutton, butter, flour, carrot, pepper, shallot, mushroom):

  1. Leekfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mutton, butter, flour, carrot, pepper, shallot, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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