Why it works: Liver and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,375 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Calf's Liver Broiled
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the liver and soak it in a mixture of salt and water for 1-2 hours to draw out the blood.
Wash the liver clean and parboil it.
Season the liver with pepper and salt.
Grease the bars of a grill and place the liver over a clear fire.
Broil the liver until the slices are brown on both sides.
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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Liver + peppertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,375 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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