Why it works: Lettuce and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,287 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
Lettuce, Stuffed
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the outer leaves from the lettuces.
Parboil the leaves for 15 minutes.
Dip them in cold water and drain.
Spread the leaves on a table and fill with stuffing.
Tie them up and stew in a pan with gravy or bouillon, or butter if using maigre.
Serve with the gravy.
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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Lettuce + buttertop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,287 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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