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Alabama Pulled Pig

"Best if cooking is started the day before serving. Boston butt is the easiest to make on a small scale. Use a shoulder or a whole shoulder (which is a shoulder plus the Boston butt) for larger crowds. The sauce skimmed off the top is very, very hot and can also be used to make terribly hot chicken wings."

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Alabama Pulled Pig

Why it works: Apple cider vinegar and sugar work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 455 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Alabama Pulled Pig

16 servings
Cook12 hr

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By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Apple cider vinegar + peppertop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together477 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Pepper + buttertop 21% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together85,593 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Apple cider vinegar + buttertop 27% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together122 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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