Name: Quiche for One
Yield: 1 person
Ingredients: About 2 ounces Pastry Dough (preceding recipe); if frozen, take out in the morning and defrost slowly in the fridge; 1 large egg; 1/4–1/3 cup heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon salt; A sprinkling of freshly grated nutmeg; About 1 1/2 slices prosciutto or ham, torn in small bits, or 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Why it works: Egg and prosciutto match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 208 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Quiche for One

1 person

Ingredients

About 2 ounces Pastry Dough (preceding recipe); if frozen, take out in the morning and defrost slowly in the fridge
1 large egg
1/4–1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
A sprinkling of freshly grated nutmeg
About 1 1/2 slices prosciutto or ham, torn in small bits, or 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

426Calories

37 gProtein

29 gFat

2 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pastry	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 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.

Egg + prosciuttotop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together208 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Cream + nutmegtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,920 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Egg + nutmegtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together24,744 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together42,166 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream + prosciuttotop 31% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together71 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Egg and nutmeg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 24,744 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

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