Why it works: Egg and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 22,662 recipes. Both carry (e)-2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Eggs with Bacon
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Poach or fry the eggs.
Place the cooked eggs on slices of fried or toasted bread.
Cut thin slices of bacon, roll them up, and skewer them with an iron skewer.
Cook the bacon in the oven at 400°F (200°C) or over a fire for 5 to 6 minutes.
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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Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together22,662 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Set proteins give the dish its body, and the runny yolk adds richness and moisture.
- Bacon
- Rendered fat and savory salt add flavor, and browning adds aroma and crispness.
- Fried or toasted bread
- Provides a sturdy base that holds the eggs and soaks up fat and yolk.
The step that matters
Cook the bacon in the oven at 400°F (200°C) or over a fire for 5 to 6 minutes.. Thin, rolled slices cook quickly and can dry out or burn at high heat. Watch closely so the fat renders and the bacon browns without becoming brittle.
“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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