Why it works: Venison and pepper work together. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 955 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Haunch of Venison
Ingredients
Directions
Cut down to the bone in the designated line to let out the gravy.
Turn the broad end of the haunch toward you.
Insert the knife at the specified point and cut as deep as possible to the end of the haunch.
Serve in thin slices, ensuring each portion has some fat.
Proportion the fat and gravy according to the number of guests.
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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Venison + peppertop 28% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together955 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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