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Moelle Sur Toast a LA Diable — Deviled Marrow on Toast

A toasted bread topped with sliced beef marrow, seasoned with salt, Parmesan cheese, and cayenne pepper, baked until hot.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Beef and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,971 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Moelle Sur Toast a LA Diable — Deviled Marrow on Toast

Oven, in the book's wordsThe hot oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “the hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare the marrow

  1. Cut the marrow into slices ½ inch thick.

  2. Parboil the slices in salted water.

Assemble and bake

  1. Arrange the marrow nicely on trimmed toasts.

  2. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese mixed with cayenne pepper.

  3. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a hot oven at 400°F (200°C) for 8 to 10 minutes until hot and lightly colored.

  4. Serve immediately.

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. Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Beef + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  3. Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Parmesan cheese + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together577 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Pepper + breadtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Beef marrow
Provides rich fat that melts into a soft, savoury filling as it heats.
Parmesan cheese
Melts and browns on the surface, adding savoury flavour and a golden crust.
Bread for toasts
Forms a crisp base that holds the marrow and soaks up its melted fat.

The step that matters

Baking until hot and lightly colored. Marrow is rich in fat, so it can overheat and turn greasy or dry if baked too long. Watching for a light golden color while it is hot keeps the texture soft and the cheese browned without burning.

“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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