Why it works: Bread and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Dressed Bashers of Bacon
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Slice the cold boiled bacon thicker than for frying.
Lightly strew fine bread crumbs or grated cheese on both sides of the bacon.
Cook and serve
Toast or warm the bacon in a Dutch oven for 4 to 5 minutes.
Serve with veal cutlets or any delicate meat.
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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Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,130 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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What each ingredient does
- Cold boiled bacon
- Forms the meaty base that is sliced, coated and warmed through.
- Fine bread crumbs
- Adds a light crisp coating that browns when the bacon is toasted.
- Grated cheese
- Melts and browns on the surface, adding savoury flavour and a crust.
The step that matters
Toasting or warming the bacon. Heating over too long a time can dry the thick slices and burn the coating before the bacon is heated through. Watching the time keeps the crumbs golden and the meat tender.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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