Why it works: Mutton and white pepper work together. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 195 recipes. The science ↓
Mutton Chops
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the best part of a neck of mutton into chops.
Season the chops with white pepper and coarse sea salt.
Preheat the grill until the fire is clear and very hot.
Grill the chops, turning them frequently.
Serve the chops as hot as possible.
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 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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Mutton + white peppertop 34% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together195 recipes
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