Why it works: Turkey and cream work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 392 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓
Left Over Turkey
Ingredients
Directions
Cut up the remaining turkey.
Cut up the dressing and place it on top of the turkey in a frying pan.
Add coarse sea salt and water, then simmer for 30 minutes.
Thicken the gravy with roux.
Stir in a little cream and serve.
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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Turkey + creamtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together392 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
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