Why it works: Lobster and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,050 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
Lobster Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Pound the lobster trimmings, spawn, and coral until fine.
Add the fresh cream and softened butter, mixing well.
Rub the mixture through a fine sieve.
Top with whipped cream before serving.
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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Lobster + creamtop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,050 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Lobster + buttertop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,609 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Lobster trimmings, spawn, and coral
- Provide the main lobster flavor and the color of the cream.
- Fresh cream
- Adds richness and moisture, giving the mixture a soft, smooth body.
- Softened butter
- Adds fat that enriches the texture and helps the mixture blend smoothly.
The step that matters
Rub the mixture through a fine sieve. Pounded shell and fibrous bits would leave a gritty texture. Pressing the mixture through a fine sieve removes them, so the cream turns smooth.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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