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Turkey Giblets Au Brochettes

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Turkey Giblets Au Brochettes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Remove the gall from the turkey livers and cut them into moderate-sized squares.

  2. Split the hearts in half, empty the crops, and wash them in warm water.

  3. Run a thread through the crops, place them in a saucepan with stock, and boil for 45 minutes.

  4. Drain the crops, trim off the hard skin, and cut them into pieces the same size as the livers.

  5. Season the giblets with chopped parsley, pepper, and salt, then baste with a small amount of oil.

  6. Mix in the same amount of thin bacon squares as giblet pieces.

  7. Skewer the meat alternately, roll in breadcrumbs, and lay on a gridiron.

  8. Broil over a clear fire, turning until nicely browned.

  9. Serve on a folded napkin or ornamental dish-paper on a hot dish.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Turkey + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,636 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Turkey + parsleytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together532 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, pepper):

  1. Sagefits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits about as well
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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