Why it works: Sugar and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Strawberry Ice
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the mixture
Mash the strawberries and cover them with sugar.
Let the mixture stand for at least 1 hour.
Press out the juice from the strawberries and mix it with the water.
Freeze
Freeze the mixture until it is half-congealed.
Add the egg whites and mix well.
Close the container carefully and freeze again.
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.
Explore the science
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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Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Strawberries
- Provide the main flavor and juice that forms the body of the ice.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the ice and softens its texture by lowering the freezing point.
- Egg whites
- Add air and body, giving the frozen mixture a lighter, smoother texture.
The step that matters
Freeze until half-congealed before adding the egg whites. If the mixture is fully frozen or still liquid, the egg whites will not blend in evenly, leaving a grainy or dense texture instead of a light, smooth ice.
“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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