Why it works: Mutton and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,648 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Muttox or Lamb Chops Breaded
Ingredients
Directions
Trim the chops, leaving about ½ inch of fat on the outside.
For loin chops, turn the soft flap end round; for rib chops, cut 1½ inches of meat from the bone and scrape it.
Dip the chops in beaten eggs, then coat with breadcrumbs.
Heat the fat until very hot, then drop in the chops.
Cook mutton chops for 1 minute and lamb chops for 2 minutes until brown outside and pink inside for mutton, and well done for lamb.
Serve the chops around a mound of green peas, string beans, or mashed potatoes.
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 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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Mutton + eggtop 26% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,648 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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