Why it works: Cabbage and sauce work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 437 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Stewed Cabbage Stalks
Ingredients
Directions
Cut away the outer layer of the cabbage stalks until you reach the tender part.
Cut the tender stalks into two-inch lengths.
Parboil the stalks in salted water until slightly tender.
Finish cooking the stalks in either a white sauce or a brown sauce.
Serve hot.
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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Cabbage + saucetop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together437 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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