Why it works: Turkey and celery work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 431 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓
Boiled Turkey, with Celery Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Clean and truss the turkey securely.
Stuff the turkey with celery.
Place the turkey in a large pot and cover with water.
Add salt to taste.
Boil until fully cooked, ensuring the meat is tender.
Serve with celery sauce.
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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Turkey + celerytop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together431 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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