Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Veal Cutlets
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the veal into 8 suitable pieces.
Place the veal in a saucepan, cover with boiling water, and add 1 slice of lemon, 4 peppercorns, and a bit of bay leaf.
Cook slowly for 20 minutes.
Remove the veal and place 4 pieces on each of 2 plates.
Open the canned tomatoes and divide them into 2 bowls.
Halve the potatoes and place 4 halves on each plate.
Break 2 eggs onto 2 plates, beat slightly, and add 2 teaspoons of water to each.
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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Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together9,023 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + potatotop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,798 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,633 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,305 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (veal, egg, onion, potato, pepper, flour, peanut oil):
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- Spinachfits better
- Tomatothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against veal, egg, onion, potato, pepper, flour, peanut oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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