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A fried lamb liver patty with potatoes, onions, flour, egg, and milk, served with onion rings, mashed potatoes, peas, and rhubarb jam.

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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 ↓

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Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove all membranes and blood vessels from the liver.

  2. Peel the potatoes.

  3. Peel onions and chop coarsely.

  4. Mince together liver, potatoes and onions.

Make the batter

  1. Mix in flour, baking powder and spices.

  2. Add the egg.

  3. Thin the mixture with milk until it is the consistency of porridge.

Fry and serve

  1. Drop the mixture by the tablespoonful on a hot frying pan.

  2. Fry on both sides until firm.

  3. Serve with butter-fried onion rings, mashed potatoes, green peas and rhubarb jam.

  4. Serve fried eggs with the dish.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

893Calories
33 gProtein
15 gFat
156 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Livernot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Lamb + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together520 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Lamb's liver
Forms the savoury base of the cakes and gives them their rich, meaty flavour.
Flour
Absorbs moisture and helps bind the mixture so the cakes hold their shape.
Egg
Binds the ingredients together and helps set the cakes as they cook.
Potatoes
Add starch and moisture, giving the cakes a softer, tender interior.
Milk
Thins the mixture to a porridge-like consistency and adds moisture.
Baking powder
Releases gas during cooking, helping the cakes rise and lighten.

The step that matters

Thin the mixture with milk to porridge consistency. If the batter is too thick the cakes stay dense and may not cook through evenly; if too thin they spread and fall apart in the pan. The right consistency controls both texture and shape.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, liver, flour, egg, potato, milk, pepper):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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