Why it works: Mutton and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,442 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Heat butter in a pan and shake the meat over the fire until half-cooked.
Add the vegetables and hot gravy to the pan.
Simmer until all ingredients are tender.
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.
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Mutton + peppertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,442 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Mutton + buttertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,781 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Pepper + buttertop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together85,512 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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