Name: Lichte Uiensaus
Ingredients: 4 1/2 dl stock; 1 large onion; 30gr butter; 30gr flour; 1/2 dl vinegar; pepper and salt to taste

Why it works: Onion and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 68,474 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Lichte Uiensaus

Ingredients

Directions

Chop the onion fine and saute it in the the butter for about 10 minutes. Make sure it doesn't go brown. Add the flower and then continue as with the Zure saus.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together27,814 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together42,912 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Butter and flour share little aroma chemistry, yet 124,287 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, flour, vinegar, pepper):

Shallotbetter flavor fit
Capsicumbetter flavor fit
Mustardbetter flavor fit
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, flour, vinegar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).