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Tater-Dipped Eggplant

"Eggplant is battered and breaded with instant mashed potato flakes then browned in the oven until tender. Since I tried this method, we never serve eggplant any other way."

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Tater-Dipped Eggplant

Why it works: Eggplant and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,123 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Tater-Dipped Eggplant

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

382Calories
12 gProtein
17 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mashed Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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.

  1. Eggplant + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,123 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Eggplant + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together103 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Pepper + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Butter + potatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the eggplant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, egg, pepper, potato):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Eggplantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, egg, pepper, potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.