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Beet-Pickled Deviled Eggs

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Beet-Pickled Deviled Eggs

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Beet-Pickled Deviled Eggs

Makes 8 (hors d'oeuvre) servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

178Calories
8 gProtein
6 gFat
24 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Waternot in our table0
Caraway Seednot in our table0
Coffeenot in our table0

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

By epicurious. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Mustard + parsleytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,588 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Caraway + parsleytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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

Swap the caraway

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, shallot, sugar, egg, mustard, parsley, coffee):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Carawaythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, shallot, sugar, egg, mustard, parsley, coffee. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.