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Swede Temptation

A classic Swedish side dish is given a twist - anchovies are traditionally used in this potato dauphinoise-like gratin, or you can use bacon

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Swede Temptation

Why it works: Onion and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,171 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Swede Temptation

Serves 4
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

783Calories
25 gProtein
28 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Swedenot 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. Onion + thymetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Onion + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together10,827 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  3. Thyme + creamtop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

Onion and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, cream):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Nutmegfits about as well
  4. Thymethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.