Why it works: Leek and sauce work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 56 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Boiled Leeks
Ingredients
Directions
Wash the leeks thoroughly and cut them to the same length.
Tie the leeks in bundles.
Boil the leeks in salted water until tender.
Drain the leeks and serve with white sauce.
For better flavor and color, boil the leeks for five minutes, then strain and add fresh water.
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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Leek + saucetop 26% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together56 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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