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Eggs Paprika Recipe

A dish of hard‑boiled eggs topped with a tomato and paprika mixture served on toasted wholemeal bread.

From the NHS (UK) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Eggs Paprika Recipe

Time10 to 12 minutes for the eggs

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the eggs and pan

  1. Cook the eggs in gently boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes to hard-boil them.

  2. While the eggs are cooking, heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan.

Make the tomato and onion topping

  1. Add the onions and cook over a medium-low heat, stirring often, until very soft – about 10 minutes.

  2. Add a splash of boiling water if necessary to stop them from sticking.

  3. Add the tomatoes and paprika to the onions, and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes.

  4. Season with a little black pepper.

Assemble and serve

  1. Shell the eggs and cut each into 4.

  2. Toast the bread.

  3. Top each slice with a quarter of the tomato mixture and 4 egg quarters.

  4. Sprinkle with extra paprika or black pepper, if you like.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

724Calories
22 gProtein
20 gFat
112 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the NHS (UK).

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

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

  2. Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  3. Bread + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  5. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set and provide the main protein body of the topping when hard-boiled.
Onions
Soften and turn sweet through slow cooking, forming the base of the topping.
Tomatoes
Add moisture and acidity that loosen and brighten the cooked onion mixture.
Paprika
Adds warm, mild aroma and colour to the onion and tomato mixture.

The step that matters

Cooking the onions until very soft. Cooking onions slowly over medium-low heat, with a splash of water if needed, lets their sugars develop gradually and softens them fully. Rushing over higher heat can scorch them before they turn sweet and tender.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, bread, tomato, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, bread, tomato, 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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