Why it works: Smelt and egg work together. They rank in the top 38% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 174 recipes. The science ↓
Smelt, Fried
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the gills from the smelt and wash them.
Dry the smelt thoroughly.
Dip the smelt in beaten eggs, then coat with breadcrumbs.
Place the smelt in a frying basket and fry in boiling lard until light brown.
Ensure the smelt is fully immersed in the lard for even cooking.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Smelt + eggtop 38% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together174 recipes
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