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For Roasting

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Meat and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,594 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

For Roasting

Ingredients

Directions

  1. One hour before roasting, clear the grate of ashes and prepare a glowing fire.

  2. Wash the meat in salt water and dry it thoroughly.

  3. Remove excess fat, leaving enough for basting, and cover with buttered paper tied with twine.

  4. Hang the joint on the jack so it cooks evenly, adjusting the distance from the fire.

  5. Baste frequently with the dripping fat as it melts, using butter if drippings are scant.

  6. Remove any excess drippings from the pan before it scorches.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Meat + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,594 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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