Why it works: Parsnip and pork work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 306 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Tried Parsnips
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the parsnips in half to ensure even cooking.
Boil the parsnips for 30 minutes if young, or 2 hours if old.
Once cooled, slice the parsnips lengthwise.
Fry the sliced parsnips in salt pork fat until golden brown.
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 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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Parsnip + porktop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together306 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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