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Artichokes, Jerusalem, in White Sauce

Jerusalem artichokes boiled in milk and water, served with white sauce.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Jerusalem artichoke and sauce work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 97 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Artichokes, Jerusalem, in White Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash the artichokes.

  2. Peel the artichokes.

  3. Place them in cold water to preserve their color.

  4. Cut a small piece off one end so they can stand.

  5. Taper the other end.

Cook and serve

  1. Boil the artichokes in equal parts milk and water until tender, about 20 minutes.

  2. Arrange the artichokes in a dish with the points facing up.

  3. Pour a good white sauce over the artichokes before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Jerusalem artichoke + saucetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Jerusalem artichoke + milktop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together138 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  3. Milk + saucetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,759 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Jerusalem artichokes
Provide the main vegetable body, becoming tender and mild when boiled.
Milk
Simmers with water to cook the artichokes while adding a mild, creamy flavour.
White sauce
Adds a rich, creamy coating that gives moisture and a smooth finish.

The step that matters

Boil until tender. Jerusalem artichokes can stay firm or turn watery if undercooked or overcooked. Checking for tenderness with a knife ensures a smooth texture that holds its shape under the sauce.

Swap the jerusalem artichoke

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, sauce):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Jerusalem artichokethe original
  4. Potatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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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