Why it works: Mutton and lemon work together. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 888 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Mutton or Lamb Chops
Ingredients
Directions
Trim most of the fat and all the skin from the chops.
Make a criss-cross pattern on both sides of the meat with a sharp knife, being careful not to cut too deeply.
Rub both sides of the chops with the strained juice of the lemon.
Place the meat in a cold place until ready to cook, preferably overnight for best results.
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 + lemontop 34% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together888 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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