Why it works: Mutton and red wine work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 117 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
Haunch of Mutton Dressed Like Venison
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the leg of the mutton like a haunch.
Place it in a pan with the back downwards.
Pour in the red wine and let the meat soak for 24 hours.
Before cooking, cover the meat with clean paper.
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 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 + red winetop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together117 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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