Why it works: Turkey and ham work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 303 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓
Roast Turkey
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Prepare the turkey as you would a chicken.
Make a stuffing with minced suet, lean ham, or parboiled minced liver.
Roast
Stuff the turkey and roast it in the oven.
Roast for 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the turkey and the oven temperature.
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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Turkey + hamtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together303 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
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What each ingredient does
- Turkey
- Forms the main body of the dish, providing the meat that cooks through in the oven.
- Minced suet
- Adds fat to the stuffing, which keeps it moist and adds richness as it cooks.
The step that matters
Roast for 1 to 2 hours. Cooking time depends on the turkey's size and the oven temperature, so the time range is only a guide. The thickest parts must cook fully through to be safe to eat, so the bird should be checked for doneness rather than removed just because the time has passed.
“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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