Why it works: Veal and horseradish work together. They rank in the top 31% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 73 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Veal Cutlets Plain
Ingredients
Directions
Remove any excess moisture from the slices of veal.
Heat the fat in a pan over medium-high heat.
Fry the veal slices until they are a nice brown color.
Serve with horseradish.
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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Veal + horseradishtop 31% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together73 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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