Why it works: Potato and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,978 recipes. Both carry (e)-2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Princess Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the cold boiled potatoes lengthwise into thick slices.
Dip each slice in the egg.
Fry the slices in hot grease until brown.
Serve while hot.
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 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.
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Potato + eggtop 29% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,978 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Cold boiled potatoes
- Provide the starchy base that becomes tender inside and crisp and browned outside when fried.
- Egg
- Coats the slices so they brown evenly and hold together in the hot grease.
The step that matters
Fry the slices in hot grease until brown. If the grease is not hot enough, the egg coating absorbs oil and the slices turn greasy and pale instead of browning. Hot fat seals the coating quickly, giving a crisp surface and a moist interior.
“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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