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Potato Rosti with Pancetta and Mozzarella

This Swiss hash brown is crispy, crunchy potato goodness packed with pancetta and melty mozzarella. Perfect as a rustic dinner or simple side dish

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Potato Rosti with Pancetta and Mozzarella

Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Potato Rosti with Pancetta and Mozzarella

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

504Calories
14 gProtein
21 gFat
71 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
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 tastykitchen. 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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Olive + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,110 recipes

    Shared aroma: cis-2-hexenal (grassy).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, potato, pepper, olive, grape):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, potato, pepper, olive, grape. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.