Why it works: Venison and potato work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 61 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
Venison Stew
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the venison pieces in water for 2 hours.
Add the halved potatoes and cook until tender.
Skim off any fat, thicken the gravy, and pour it over the stew.
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 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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Venison + potatotop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together61 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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