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Shallot Tarte Tatin with Goat's Cheese

James Martin's easy, rustic cheese and onion tart is sure to become a weekend favourite

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Shallot Tarte Tatin with Goat's Cheese

Why it works: Shallot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,476 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Shallot Tarte Tatin with Goat's Cheese

Serves 4 - 5
Prep40 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

434Calories
8 gProtein
34 gFat
24 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Pastrynot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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 + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, vinegar, sugar, thyme, cheese):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Tomatofits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, vinegar, sugar, thyme, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.