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Baked Matzo Ball Dumplings

A new twist turns matzo balls into a delicious side dish.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Baked Matzo Ball Dumplings

Why it works: Canola oil and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,125 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Baked Matzo Ball Dumplings

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

658Calories
20 gProtein
20 gFat
97 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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. Canola oil + peppertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,125 recipes

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

  2. Egg + canola oiltop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together961 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Egg and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 50,580 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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