Why it works: Crab and lemon work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 387 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
Crab-Apple Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and quarter the crabs without coring them.
Cover the crabs with 1-2 inches of cold water and cook until mushy.
Pour the mixture into a coarse cotton bag or strainer and press to extract the juice.
Place fine muslin over a colander set over a bowl and slowly pour the juice in, allowing it to strain through.
Repeat the straining process twice, rinsing the muslin frequently.
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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Crab + lemontop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together387 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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