Sweetbread Pie

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. Oyster + anchovytop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together603 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

2. Egg + anchovytop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,330 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

3. Butter + oystertop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,184 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

4. Butter + anchovytop 13% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,697 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

5. Oyster + eggtop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,103 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Calves' sweetbreads

Provide the tender, rich meat that forms the body of the filling.

Butter

Adds fat for richness and gives the sweetbreads light browning when sautéed.

Bearded oysters

Add a briny, savoury flavour that complements the sweetbreads.

Egg yolks

Add richness and help bind and thicken the filling as it bakes.

Gravy

Supplies liquid and savoury depth that keeps the filling moist in the oven.

Madeira wine

Adds sweetness and aromatic depth to the gravy.

The step that matters