Why it works: Meat and liver work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 332 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Place meat in a pot with cold water.
Simmer slowly for at least 5 hours, skimming occasionally.
Add a piece of liver or cooked meat/bones for a rich brown color if desired.
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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Meat + livertop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together332 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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