Lobster Eggs Benedict

Name: Lobster Eggs Benedict
Ingredients: 2 lobsters, each 1 lb., cooked; 4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) plus 8 tsp. unsalted butter; 2 shallots, minced; 2 Tbs. cognac or brandy; 2 1⁄2 cups heavy cream; 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon; Zest of 1 lemon; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 brioches or English muffins, split in half; 8 eggs; 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients

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Why it works: Shallot and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 602 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Lobster Eggs Benedict

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

394Calories

30 gProtein

23 gFat

18 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Lobster	100g cooked	98
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Cognac	not in our table	0
Brandy	not in our table	0
Brioche	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 williamssonoma. 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.

Shallot + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together602 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Tarragon + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,137 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Tarragon + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,399 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,523 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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