Name: Wild Mushroom and Onion Kasha
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 3/4-ounce package dried porcini mushrooms* (about 3/4 cup); 1 1/2 cups boiling water; 1 1/2 cups raw whole grain buckwheat groats (about 11 ounces); 1 large egg, lightly beaten to blend; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; 3 large onions, chopped (about 5 cups); 8 ounces assorted fresh mushrooms (such as crimini, button, oyster, and stemmed shiitake), coarsely chopped; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 1 1/2 cups (or more) vegetable broth

Why it works: Shiitake and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 292 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Wild Mushroom and Onion Kasha

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 3/4-ounce package dried porcini mushrooms* (about 3/4 cup)
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups raw whole grain buckwheat groats (about 11 ounces)
1 large egg, lightly beaten to blend
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
3 large onions, chopped (about 5 cups)
8 ounces assorted fresh mushrooms (such as crimini, button, oyster, and stemmed shiitake), coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 1/2 cups (or more) vegetable broth

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories

24 gProtein

23 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Oyster	6 medium (84g)	81
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Shiitake	1/2 cup (73g)	34
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Mushrooms	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Porcini	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Buckwheat	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.

Shiitake + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together292 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Onion + shiitaketop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together412 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Mushroom + shiitaketop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together552 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Buckwheat + shiitaketop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together7 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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 (mushroom, buckwheat, egg, onion, oyster, shiitake, garlic):

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits better
Capersfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, buckwheat, egg, onion, oyster, shiitake, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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