Why it works: Butter and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Broiled Partridges
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the partridges in half and trim them neatly.
Dip the halves in melted butter, then cover them thickly with bread crumbs.
Broil and serve
Broil the partridges over a clear, brisk fire for about 15 minutes.
Serve with sauce a la Diable.
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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Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together27,232 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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What each ingredient does
- Partridges
- Provide the lean meat that is the main component of the dish.
- Melted butter
- Carries the bread crumbs and adds fat that promotes browning and moisture under heat.
- Bread crumbs
- Form a crisp coating that shields the meat and browns under the broiler.
The step that matters
Broil over a clear, brisk fire. A brisk, clear heat browns the crumb coating quickly while the lean meat cooks through. Too weak a fire lets the meat dry out before the crust sets.
“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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