Name: Fergesë E Tiranës Me Mish Viçi
Ingredients: 1 lb veal cutlets; 1/2 lb Salted Cottage Cheese or Greek Feta Cheese; 1 tbsp Flour; 1/4 lb (1 stick) Butter; 3 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil; Onion, one medium-sized; Add Salt, Black Pepper, and Chili Pepper to your taste

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Fergesë E Tiranës Me Mish Viçi

Oven350

Time15 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb veal cutlets
1/2 lb Salted Cottage Cheese or Greek Feta Cheese
1 tbsp Flour
1/4 lb (1 stick) Butter
3 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil
Onion, one medium-sized
Add Salt, Black Pepper, and Chili Pepper to your taste

Directions

Prepare and cook the meat

Cut the veal cutlets into small pieces and dice the onion.
Preheat olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the meat and onion for 15 minutes.

Make the cheese mixture

Melt butter in another saucepan, then add flour, cottage or feta cheese, black pepper, salt, and chili pepper to taste.
Mix all the ingredients together (adding the sautéed meat and onions) in the saucepan.

Bake and serve

Place the mixture in a preheated 350 oven for 15 minutes.
Take out and serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

945Calories

33 gProtein

40 gFat

112 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cottage Cheese	1/2 cup (113g) 2%	98
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Veal	not in our table	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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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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cottage cheese + buttertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together376 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Veal cutlets: Forms the main body of the dish, providing the meaty texture.
Cottage or feta cheese: Adds salty, tangy flavor and creamy richness that binds the dish together.
Flour: Thickens the butter and cheese mixture so it holds together rather than running.
Butter: Adds fat and richness, carrying flavor through the cheese mixture.
Virgin olive oil: Carries heat for sautéing the meat and onion and adds fruity flavor.
Onion: Adds sweetness and aroma as it softens and browns with the meat.

The step that matters

Combining the sautéed meat with the cheese mixture before baking. Mixing the cheese and butter sauce evenly through the meat ensures the flour thickens consistently and the cheese melts into a cohesive, creamy dish rather than separating or leaving dry pockets.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (veal, cottage cheese, flour, butter, olive, pepper):

Spinachfits better
Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against veal, cottage cheese, flour, butter, olive, 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.