Why it works: Egg and meat are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,432 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Mouler Les Croquettes
Ingredients
Directions
Form small balls the size of a walnut.
Roll these balls in white breadcrumbs.
Shape them in your hands to fix the breadcrumbs.
Dip them in beaten eggs.
Roll them again in breadcrumbs and shape as desired.
Use a slotted spoon to extract the main meats from the liquid.
Place the meats in a terrine or another container as needed.
Cover a slightly flared terrine with a sieve to strain the liquid.
Pour the liquid into the sieve to catch meat and vegetable fragments.
Let it rest for a few moments before using the extracts.
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 + meattop 22% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,432 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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