Why it works: Lamb and currant work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 60 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
Boast Lamb and Mutton
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the lamb or mutton thoroughly.
Season well and ensure the gravy is not fatty.
If desired, use spices for basting.
Serve with brown gravy and currant jelly.
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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Lamb + curranttop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together60 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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