Why it works: Meat and gelatin work together. They rank in the top 33% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 76 recipes. The science ↓
Aspic
Ingredients
Directions
Dissolve Liebig's Extract of Meat in water according to package instructions.
Soak gelatin in cold water until softened.
Heat the meat extract mixture and stir in the softened gelatin until fully dissolved.
Season to taste and pour into a mold.
Refrigerate until set, then unmold 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 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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Meat + gelatintop 33% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together76 recipes
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