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Balsamic Deviled Eggs with Pancetta

Trust me. If you love deviled eggs, you’ll love these. They have a bit of sweetness from the sugar, but it helps to balance out the saltiness of the balsamic vinegar. Smash a couple of these little cuties up and slather them on some bread for one of the greatest egg sandwiches you’ve ever tasted.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Balsamic Deviled Eggs with Pancetta

Why it works: Pepper and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Balsamic Deviled Eggs with Pancetta

Serves 24
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

143Calories
7 gProtein
5 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Celery + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together359 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the celery

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

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Dillfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Celerythe original

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