Why it works: Egg and mutton are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,648 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Eggs Feied in Gravy
Ingredients
Directions
Heat a dripping pan over medium heat.
Crack the eggs into the pan with the drippings.
Cook the eggs until done to your liking.
Serve the eggs alongside the roast mutton.
Enjoy your meal!
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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Egg + muttontop 26% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,648 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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