Why it works: Butter and lamb are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,232 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Lamb Chops
Ingredients
Directions
Rub the inside of a chafing dish with butter.
Heat the dish until very hot.
Broil the lamb chops in the hot dish, turning them often.
If the chops show signs of scorching or sticking, add a little more butter.
Ensure the dish is hot enough to sear the meat and retain its juices.
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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Butter + lambtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,232 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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