Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Pineapple in Ohelo Juice
Ingredients
Directions
Boil minced pineapple and ohelo juice together slowly until the pineapple is tender.
Add sugar and continue to boil slowly for 2 to 3 hours, or until the fruit is the color of quince preserve.
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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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Minced pineapple
- Provides the bulk of the fruit and body as it softens and thickens during slow boiling.
- Ohelo juice
- Supplies the main liquid and fruit flavour, reducing into a thick, glossy syrup.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the fruit set into a preserve-like texture as it cooks down.
The step that matters
Boiling slowly for 2 to 3 hours after adding sugar. Sugar and long slow cooking drive off water and concentrate the mixture, so it thickens and sets. Too fast a boil can scorch the sugar and burn the fruit, while stopping too early leaves it runny.
“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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