Why it works: Veal and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,056 recipes. Both carry cis-3-hexenol, which smells green, grassy. The science ↓
Fried Veal Steak with Crumbs
Ingredients
Directions
Heat enough fat in a frying pan to prevent sticking.
When the fat is hot, add the veal steaks.
Brown one side, then season with salt and turn to brown the other side.
Remove the veal from the fat and dip each piece in the crumbs on both sides.
Reduce the heat and return the veal to the pan, cooking slowly until well done, turning several times.
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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Veal + breadtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,056 recipes
Shared aroma: cis-3-hexenol (green, grassy).
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