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Carp, a LA Periguette

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Lobster and cream match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,050 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: milk, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Also mentioned in the method: fish

Directions

  1. Prepare the carp by cleaning and filleting it.

  2. Smooth the surface with whipped cream.

  3. Insert green gherkins and small olives between the fillets.

  4. Cover the carp with layers of bacon.

  5. Braise the carp in wine mirepoix until cooked.

  6. Place the carp on a large oval dish.

  7. Garnish with a border of lobster coral and quenelles of prepared fish.

  8. Serve with crayfish on the side.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Lobster + creamtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,050 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Olive + winetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together5,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  3. Cream + winetop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together3,847 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cream + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together3,652 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  5. Lobster + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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