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Meadowwood Tapioca Pudding

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By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Milk and tapioca pearl work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and 10 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook2 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Put the tapioca pearls in a bowl, cover with water, and soak for 30 minutes. Drain well.

  2. In a heavy saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, salt, and drained tapioca. Heat over medium, stirring often, until it just starts to simmer.

  3. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 60 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until the pearls are soft and translucent.

  4. Whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl. Slowly add about 1 cup of the hot pudding to the yolks, whisking constantly to temper them.

  5. Pour the tempered yolk mixture back into the pot. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened and it reaches 160°F (71°C).

  6. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool at room temperature for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  7. Transfer to a covered container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until chilled and thickened before serving.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Milk + tapioca pearltop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together10 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,175 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Sugar + vanillatop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35,031 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Sugar + tapioca pearltop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Milk + eggtop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together88,465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,031 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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