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Zucchini Fritters

These Zucchini Fritters are healthier than their potato counterparts and are major crowd-pleasers.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Zucchini Fritters

Why it works: Flour and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,168 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Zucchini Fritters

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

744Calories
22 gProtein
21 gFat
116 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 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 bonappetit. 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. Flour + chivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Rice + chivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, vinegar, sauce, sugar, pepper, egg, flour):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, vinegar, sauce, sugar, pepper, egg, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.