Why it works: Pork and peas are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,589 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Sweet Breads
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Soak the bread in cold water and salt for 1 hour.
In a pot, combine 1 quart of cold water and 1 tablespoon of salt; bring to a slow boil.
Cool the bread in cool water until manageable.
Lard the bread with strips of dry salted fat pork.
Bake in a 400°F (200°C) oven for 15 minutes until slightly browned.
Prepare your chosen garnish while the bread bakes.
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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Pork + peastop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,589 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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