Name: Company Eggs
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 olive oil; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 2 bunches Swiss chard, thick center ribs and stems removed, leaves coarsely chopped (about 12 cups); 1/2 heavy cream; 12 large eggs; 2 sharp white cheddar, grated (about 1/2 cup)

Why it works: Garlic and chard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 246 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Company Eggs

6 servings

Ingredients

2 olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
2 bunches Swiss chard, thick center ribs and stems removed, leaves coarsely chopped (about 12 cups)
1/2 heavy cream
12 large eggs
2 sharp white cheddar, grated (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

415Calories

15 gProtein

34 gFat

14 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Swiss Chard	not in our table	0

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

By bonappetit. 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.

Garlic + chardtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together246 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + chardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together320 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, pepper, chard, cream, egg):

Capersfits better
Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, pepper, chard, cream, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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