Why it works: Oats and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,317 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Oatmeal Fritters
Ingredients
Directions
Make the batter
In a bowl, combine the cold rolled oats, beaten eggs, and salt.
Mix lightly until combined.
Fry
Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Pour a large tablespoonful of the batter into the hot frying pan.
Fry quickly, being careful not to burn.
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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Oats + eggtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,317 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cold rolled oats
- Provides the bulk and body of the fritter.
- Eggs
- Bind the oats together and set when heated, giving the fritter structure.
The step that matters
Fry quickly, being careful not to burn.. A pan that is too hot browns the outside before the egg in the centre has set, leaving the fritter raw inside. Keep the heat steady and watch the surface closely so it browns evenly.
“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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