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Shoppe-style Cheese I

A baked dish of Bulgarian white cheese topped with tomato, pepper, eggs, and butter.

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Why it works: Tomato and capsicum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,520 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Shoppe-style Cheese I

Oven200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6
Time5 minutes, then a further 10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6 and lightly butter a shallow ovenproof dish.

  2. Cut the cheese into four slices and place into the buttered dish.

Layer and bake

  1. Top the cheese with tomato and pepper slices and dot with half the butter.

  2. Bake for 5 minutes only.

  3. Remove from the oven and break the eggs over the top of the cheese.

  4. Dot with the remaining butter and sprinkle with pepper and paprika.

  5. Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until the eggs are lightly set and a crust has formed.

Serve

  1. Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

434Calories
22 gProtein
36 gFat
8 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Capsicumnot 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.

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. Tomato + capsicumtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,520 recipes

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

  2. Capsicum + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,571 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Cheese + tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,896 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

Bulgarian white cheese or feta
Forms the base layer, softening and melting to give a salty, creamy bed for the eggs.
Eggs
Set as they heat, binding the dish into a soft, custardy layer with a light crust.
Butter
Adds fat and richness, helping the top brown and the surface stay moist.
Tomatoes
Release moisture and acidity that brighten the rich cheese and eggs.
Capsicum (sweet pepper)
Adds mild sweetness and a slight crunch that softens during baking.

The step that matters

Remove from the oven and break the eggs over the top of the cheese. Eggs cook quickly and unevenly if the dish is too hot or the whites spread out. Keeping the oven hot but the bake short lets the yolks stay soft while the whites set, so the eggs are not overcooked and rubbery.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, butter, capsicum, pepper, egg):

  1. Tomatothe original
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Mustardfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, butter, capsicum, pepper, egg. 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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