Why it works: Cream and sauce are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,787 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Rose-coloured Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Dip the pig's feet into cold water.
Place them in a deep pan and sprinkle rosin on both sides.
Cover with boiling water and let sit for 1-2 minutes.
Scrape the hair off with a knife.
Wash the feet thoroughly in hot and cold water.
Divide at the joint and split the claws, removing the fat between them.
If the feet are large, add 1 gallon of cold water; if smaller, use 1-2 quarts less.
Optionally, omit half of the raw egg yolk and use rich cream instead.
To steam, place the egg yolks with gravy or white sauce in a stewpan and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes.
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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Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,787 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together42,166 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Egg + saucetop 39% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together10,895 recipes
Egg and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 42,166 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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