Name: Jerusalem Artichokes
Ingredients: ¼ pound fat bacon; potatoes; Brussels sprouts

Why it works: Potato and brussels sprouts work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Jerusalem Artichokes

Ingredients

¼ pound fat bacon
potatoes
Brussels sprouts

Directions

Prepare the forcemeat as directed in the recipe for Hare.
Cook the bacon until crispy.
Boil the potatoes until tender.
Steam or boil the Brussels sprouts until bright green and tender.

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.

Potato + brussels sproutstop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together12 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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