Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Tomato Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the gelatine
Strain the can of tomatoes through a cloth.
Dissolve the gelatine in part of the tomato juice.
Combine and set
Heat the remaining tomato juice until hot.
Pour the hot juice onto the dissolved gelatine.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the mixture into a wet mold or dish.
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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Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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What each ingredient does
- Tomatoes
- Provide the liquid base and the main tomato flavour of the jelly.
- Gelatine
- Sets the tomato liquid into a firm, sliceable jelly as it cools.
The step that matters
Dissolve the gelatine fully before setting. Gelatine only sets evenly when it is completely dissolved in warm liquid. Adding the hot juice to the dissolved gelatine helps it disperse, so the jelly avoids lumps, streaks and soft spots.
“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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