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Allegra McEvedy's Bok Choy Fritters Recipe

A new twist on the onion bhaji from Allegra McEvedy

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Coriander and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Allegra McEvedy's Bok Choy Fritters Recipe

4 people
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

619Calories
16 gProtein
15 gFat
104 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
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Bok Choy1 cup (70g)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Tamarindnot in our table0
Syrupnot 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 lovefood. 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Turmeric + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Turmeric + tamarindtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together299 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Tamarind + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together133 recipes

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

  5. Turmeric + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together584 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, turmeric, coriander, tamarind, fish sauce, lime):

  1. Shallotthe original
  2. Sweet potatofits about as well
  3. Welsh onionfits about as well
  4. Arrowrootfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, turmeric, coriander, tamarind, fish sauce, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.