Why it works: Egg and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 118,967 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Boiled Codfish
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and cook
Soak the codfish overnight.
Place the soaked codfish in a pan of cold water.
Simmer for 2 to 3 hours.
Garnish and serve
Garnish with slices of hard-boiled eggs.
Serve with drawn butter.
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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Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together118,967 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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What each ingredient does
- Codfish
- Is the main protein, cooked gently until it becomes tender and flaky.
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Add a mild, rich garnish that complements the fish.
- Butter
- Adds richness and a silky moisture when served as drawn butter.
The step that matters
Simmer for 2 to 3 hours. Long, gentle simmering below a boil keeps the fish tender and prevents it from breaking apart or turning tough. A rolling boil can toughen proteins and make the flesh ragged.
“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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