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 ↓
Cocoanut Ice
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.
Prepare
Grate the fresh coconut finely.
In a bowl, combine the grated coconut, beaten egg white, sifted loaf sugar, and rose water.
Shape the mixture into loaf shapes.
Bake and serve
Place the pieces in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for a few minutes.
Remove when crisp and white outside, soft and melting in the center.
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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Sugar + rosetop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,584 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Egg + rosetop 28% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,840 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Fresh coconut
- Provides the main body and flavour of the confection.
- Egg white
- Beaten stiff, it binds the coconut and lightens the mixture's texture.
- Loaf sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the pieces brown lightly in the oven.
- Rose-water
- Adds a delicate floral aroma.
The step that matters
Removing from the oven. Sugar browns quickly at high heat, so pieces can scorch before the centre softens. Watch for a crisp, white exterior and a soft interior, and remove them promptly.
“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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