Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
Veal Rolls, Fried
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the rolls
Brush the veal slices with beaten egg.
Cover each slice with a thin slice of bacon and brush with egg again.
Spread forcemeat on each slice and roll tightly.
Skewer the rolls securely, then coat with egg and bread crumbs.
Fry and serve
Fry the rolls in hot oil until browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve on a hot dish and pour mushroom sauce or brown gravy over them.
Garnish with sliced lemon and parsley.
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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Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,037 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together22,662 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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Meat + breadtop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,924 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Bread + parsleytop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,588 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Veal + lemontop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,580 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cold roast veal
- Forms the outer wrap that holds the filling together and gives the rolls their meaty base.
- Forcemeat
- Fills the rolls with a seasoned meat mixture that adds moisture and savoury flavour inside.
- Fat bacon
- Melts during frying to add fat, moisture and savoury flavour to the lean veal.
- Egg
- Acts as a binder so the bread crumbs adhere and form a crisp, golden coating.
- Bread crumbs
- Form a crisp, browned outer crust when fried in hot oil.
The step that matters
Skewer the rolls securely before coating and frying. If the rolls are not tightly rolled and well skewered, the filling can leak out and the coating can break away in hot oil. Egg and crumbs need a firm, closed surface to stick evenly and brown into a sealed crust.
“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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