Why it works: Sauce and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,401 recipes mention both. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare the frogs' legs as directed.
Make the Poulette Sauce.
Warm the frogs' legs in the sauce, being careful not to stir in the eggs until the last moment.
Do not boil after adding the eggs to prevent the sauce from curdling.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Sauce + eggtop 27% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together10,401 recipes
Sauce and egg share little aroma chemistry, yet 10,401 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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