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Deviled Cauliflower Casserole Recipe

Smothering cauliflower in cheesy sauce is delicious, but can lead to a predictable side dish. Instead, try this cheese-free casserole, with a creamy, spicy sauce...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Deviled Cauliflower Casserole Recipe

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Deviled Cauliflower Casserole Recipe

6 to 8 servings
Cook1 hr 40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

833Calories
28 gProtein
22 gFat
133 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cauliflower + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together687 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Cauliflower + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Shallot + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, shallot, flour, milk, mustard, sauce, pepper):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, shallot, flour, milk, mustard, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.