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Mutton Sandwiches

A sandwich made with finely chopped mutton, seasoned with salt, tomato catsup, paprika, and topped with a mayonnaise-caper mixture.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Mutton Sandwiches

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the fillings

  1. Season the chopped mutton with salt, tomato catsup, and paprika.

  2. Mix the chopped capers with the mayonnaise dressing.

Assemble

  1. Spread the mayonnaise mixture on thin slices of bread.

  2. Enclose a layer of seasoned mutton between every two slices of bread.

Serve

  1. Serve as a convenient picnic snack.

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. Sauce + caperstop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Mutton + breadtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,488 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Capers + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together307 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Sauce + breadtop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,934 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Mutton + saucetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

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

What each ingredient does

Rare mutton
Provides the main meaty filling and flavor of the sandwich.
Mayonnaise dressing
Adds moisture and richness, and carries the caper flavor through the bread.
Capers
Add a sharp, briny acidity that cuts the richness of the mayonnaise and meat.
Paprika
Adds a mild, warm aroma and color to the seasoned mutton.
Bread
Gives structure and holds the filling in layers.

The step that matters

Spreading the mayonnaise mixture on the bread. Spreading the mayonnaise over the bread slices before adding the meat creates a fat layer that slows moisture from the filling soaking into the bread, keeping the sandwich from turning soggy.

“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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