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Grilled and Hot Smoked Porcini, Crisp Egg Yolk, Celeriac and Fresh Thyme

Yes we’re asking you to deep-fry an egg yolk. But stick with us, coated in crisp breadcrumbs it makes a delicious vegetarian treat with smoked wild mushrooms, celeriac purée and thyme vinaigrette.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Grilled and Hot Smoked Porcini, Crisp Egg Yolk, Celeriac and Fresh Thyme

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

858Calories
28 gProtein
29 gFat
116 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 16 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Celeriacnot in our table0
Porcininot in our table0
Woodnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Rapeseed Oilnot 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 bbcfood. 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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  3. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. Garlic + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,115 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, pepper, egg, flour, olive, wine, vinegar):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Rosemaryfits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

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