Why it works: Mutton and white pepper work together. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 195 recipes. The science ↓
Mutton Chops
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the best part of a neck of mutton into chops.
Season the chops with white pepper and coarse sea salt.
Grill and serve
Preheat the grill until very hot.
Grill the chops, turning frequently.
Remove from heat when cooked to your liking and 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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Mutton + white peppertop 34% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together195 recipes
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What each ingredient does
- Neck of mutton
- The main meat; its fat renders during grilling, adding flavor and keeping the chops moist.
The step that matters
Remove from heat when cooked to your liking. Lean meat turns dry and tough once overcooked, and it keeps cooking briefly after leaving the grill, so timing the removal matters.
“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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