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Neu Rou Shu Bing

A savory cake made from minced beef, potatoes, breadcrumbs, flour, and seasonings, then deep‑fried.

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Why it works: Potato and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,517 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Neu Rou Shu Bing

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Mix flour and bread crumbs, then put in a plate.

  2. Peel the potato, cut into thick slices.

  3. Steam potatoes for 20 minutes until tender.

  4. Mash the potatoes while still hot.

Shape and coat

  1. Marinate the beef with seasoning and mashed potatoes.

  2. Mix well and shape into biscuit shapes.

  3. Coat both sides of the potato cakes with flour and bread crumbs.

Fry and serve

  1. Deep fry the potato cakes until golden brown, serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1010Calories
50 gProtein
22 gFat
149 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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.

Explore the science

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 + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Flour + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Beef + potatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Potato + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together272 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Minced beef
Provides the savoury meat base and protein structure in the cakes.
Potatoes
Add moisture and body, keeping the cakes tender inside.
Egg
Binds the mixture so the cakes hold their shape.
Cornflour
Helps the cakes stay tender and adds crispness to the coating.
Bread crumbs
Form a crisp, golden outer crust when deep fried.

The step that matters

Deep fry the potato cakes until golden brown. Frying at a steady, hot temperature sets the outside into a crisp crust quickly, while the inside cooks through. Oil that is too cool lets the coating absorb grease and turn soggy.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, potato, bread, flour, sugar, egg, shallot):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, potato, bread, flour, sugar, egg, shallot. 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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