Name: Eggs En Cocotte
Ingredients: 4 tsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/4 cup cooked diced bacon or ham; 1/4 cup plus 4 tsp. shredded Gruyère cheese; 4 eggs; 8 tsp. heavy cream; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 2 tsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Eggs En Cocotte

Ingredients

4 tsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup cooked diced bacon or ham
1/4 cup plus 4 tsp. shredded Gruyère cheese
4 eggs
8 tsp. heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

636Calories

44 gProtein

49 gFat

3 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + parsleytop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together28,563 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Cheese + creamtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,655 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, ham, cheese, egg, cream, pepper):

Nutmegfits about as well
Parsleythe original
Tarragonfits about as well
Thymefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, ham, cheese, egg, cream, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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