Name: Potato Pancakes with Filet Mignon and Fried Eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 pounds FOR THE POTATO PANCAKES:; 1 whole Yukon Gold Potatoes; ½ cups Medium Onion, Peeled; 1 whole Chopped Scallions, Including The Green Part; 1 pound Large Egg, Beaten; 1 Tablespoon Salt And Pepper, to taste; 8 whole Vegetable Or Sunflower Oil For Frying; 2 Tablespoons FOR THE FILET:

Why it works: Potato and onion 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 Pancakes with Filet Mignon and Fried Eggs

Serves 8

Prep15 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

2 pounds FOR THE POTATO PANCAKES:
1 whole Yukon Gold Potatoes
½ cups Medium Onion, Peeled
1 whole Chopped Scallions, Including The Green Part
1 pound Large Egg, Beaten
1 Tablespoon Salt And Pepper, to taste
8 whole Vegetable Or Sunflower Oil For Frying
2 Tablespoons FOR THE FILET:

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

409Calories

12 gProtein

19 gFat

49 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pancake	not in our table	0
Sunflower Oil	not in our table	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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + sunflowertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together303 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + sunflowertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together568 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Onion + sunflowertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together989 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 onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, egg, pepper, sunflower):

Spinachfits better
Capsicumfits better
Chivefits better
Onionthe original

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

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