Name: Maryland Crab Cakes III
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/8 cups crushed saltine crackers; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon prepared brown mustard; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM; 1 pound crabmeat

Why it works: Mustard and celery are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,169 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Maryland Crab Cakes III

6 servings

Prep15 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

586Calories

21 gProtein

7 gFat

107 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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.

Mustard + celerytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,169 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Mustard + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,259 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, celery):

Horseradishfits better
Lettucefits better
Broccolifits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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