Why it works: Onion and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓
French Hogs Puddings
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the gut into desired lengths before filling.
Make the filling
Boil the chopped onions in water until the water has evaporated.
Add diced fat to the onions and cook until melted.
Stir in the hog's blood and cream, seasoning with salt and spices.
Mix well and fill the skins using a funnel.
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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Onion + creamtop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together10,827 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Onion and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Hog's blood
- Coagulates when heated, setting the filling into a firm, sliceable texture.
- Fat or lard
- Adds richness and moisture, giving the filling a tender, smooth mouthfeel.
- Onions
- Provide sweetness and savory body once softened and cooked down in the water.
- Cream
- Adds fat and softness, mellowing the richness of the blood.
The step that matters
Stirring in the hog's blood. Blood begins to coagulate when heated, so it should be added off the heat or at a controlled temperature and mixed well to keep the texture smooth and evenly set rather than grainy or lumpy.
“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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