Why it works: Peas and mint are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,137 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
Green Peas, Boiled
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Shell the peas.
Boil the water with salt in a saucepan.
Cook
Add the peas and mint.
Cover and boil for 30 minutes.
Drain the peas.
Serve
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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Peas + minttop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,137 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Green peas
- Form the main body of the dish, providing a soft, tender texture and mild sweetness when cooked.
- Mint
- Adds a fresh, aromatic flavour that lifts the mild taste of the peas.
The step that matters
Cover and boil for 30 minutes. Boiling softens the peas' starch and cell walls until tender. Keep the pan at a steady boil and check them, since overcooking turns peas dull and mushy.
“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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