Why it works: Egg and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Omelet Souffle
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a very hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Separate the egg whites and yolks.
Beat the whites until stiff and the yolks until smooth.
Sweeten and flavor the yolks, then mix them with the whites.
Beat the mixture until well combined.
Bake and serve
Bake in a very hot oven at 400°F (200°C) until it rises and browns nicely.
Serve immediately with sauce.
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 + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Whipped whites trap air for lift, while yolks add richness and set structure as the omelette bakes.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the yolk mixture and helps the surface brown in the hot oven.
The step that matters
Beat the whites until stiff. Whites must hold air bubbles to give the soufflé its rise. Under-beaten whites collapse, and over-beaten whites turn grainy and dry, so the mixture loses lift in the oven.
“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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