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Lamb or Mutton Chops Pried

Fried lamb or mutton chops seasoned with salt and pepper, coated in egg and breadcrumbs, then pan‑fried or baked.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Lamb and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,165 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Lamb or Mutton Chops Pried

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

Prepare and fry

  1. Season the chops with salt and pepper.

  2. Heat a skillet and cover it closely; fry the chops for 5 minutes, turning once.

  3. Dip each chop in the beaten egg, then coat with cracker or bread crumbs.

  4. Fry until tender and nicely browned on each side.

Or bake

  1. Alternatively, place the chops in a dripping pan with a little water, salt, and pepper.

  2. Baste frequently and bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven until brown.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Lamb + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Lamb + breadtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together598 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pepper + breadtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Lamb + eggtop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,204 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Lamb or mutton chops
The main meat; cooking until tender and browned gives the chops their texture and flavor.
Beaten egg
Binds the crumb coating to the chop so it adheres during frying.
Cracker or bread crumbs
Forms a crisp, browned crust that protects the meat during frying.

The step that matters

Coat with egg, then crumbs, before frying. The egg acts as glue so the crumbs stay attached; if the coating is patchy or wet, it can fall off or scorch unevenly in the hot fat.

“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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