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Wee Scotch Eggs

Although it's not hard, this recipe does have a few stages – but bloomin' hell, it's worth it. Bizarrely, it's not much more effort to make 30 than it is to make 12. Once you are set up, you're ready to go. Eat these while they are hot, crispy and still oozy in the middle, or if you want to go down the picnic route, just boil the eggs for an extra minute.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Wee Scotch Eggs

Why it works: Rosemary and sage match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 465 recipes. Both carry 1,8-cineol, which smells eucalyptus, camphor. The science ↓

Wee Scotch Eggs

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1138Calories
36 gProtein
48 gFat
138 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Sausage100g cooked301
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By jamieoliver. 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. Rosemary + sagetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1,8-cineol (eucalyptus, camphor).

  2. Sage + nutmegtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together642 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Sage + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,388 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Rosemary + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together708 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rosemary, sage, nutmeg, pepper, flour, egg, quail):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rosemary, sage, nutmeg, pepper, flour, egg, quail. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.