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Ham and Cheese Strata

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By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Ham and Cheese Strata

Why it works: Mustard and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 901 recipes. Both carry methyleugenol, which smells clove, spice. The science ↓

Ham and Cheese Strata

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1132Calories
68 gProtein
37 gFat
127 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Sourdough1 slice (36g)93
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2

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. Mustard + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together901 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  2. Bread + hamtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  3. Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Ham + mustardtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

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

Swap the tarragon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, ham, parmesan cheese, egg, milk, mustard):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Nutmegfits about as well
  4. Tarragonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, ham, parmesan cheese, egg, milk, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.