Why it works: Artichoke and butter work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 893 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
To Dress Artichokes
Ingredients
Directions
Trim the outer leaves of the artichokes and cut the stalks even.
Boil the artichokes for 30 minutes if they are young.
Serve with melted butter in small cups, one for each artichoke.
Clip off the sharp points of the leaves.
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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Artichoke + buttertop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together893 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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What each ingredient does
- Artichokes
- The main vegetable; its tender leaf bases and heart are the edible parts.
- Melted butter
- Adds fat and richness, and carries flavour when dipping each leaf.
The step that matters
Boiling the artichokes. Young artichokes cook in about 30 minutes, and overcooking makes the leaves soft and watery, so check that the base is tender before draining.
“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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