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Gromperekichelcher

A fried potato pancake from Luxembourg made with grated potatoes, onions, shallots, parsley, eggs, flour, salt, pepper, and oil.

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Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Gromperekichelcher

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the potatoes

  1. Wash, peel, and coarsely grate the potatoes.

  2. Put them in a cloth and press them.

  3. Chop the parsley, shallots, and onions and mix them in.

Make the batter

  1. Add the beaten eggs.

  2. Salt and pepper to taste.

  3. Prepare with the flour.

Fry

  1. Heat the oil in a pan until very hot.

  2. Form flat cakes out of the potato mixture.

  3. Fry them in the oil until golden brown on both sides.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

864Calories
25 gProtein
20 gFat
144 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
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.

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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. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

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

  4. Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Shallot + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Form the main body of the pancakes, with starch that helps bind and crisp them.
Eggs
Bind the grated potato together and help set the cakes as they cook.
Flour
Absorbs excess moisture from the grated potato and helps the cakes hold together.
Onions
Add aroma and savoury flavour that deepens as the cakes fry.

The step that matters

Press the potatoes dry. Grated potato releases a lot of water. Pressing it out before mixing lets the cakes brown and crisp in the hot oil instead of steaming and falling apart.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, shallot, parsley, egg, flour, pepper):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, shallot, parsley, egg, flour, 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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