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Ultimate Gratin Dauphinois

An utterly irresistable creamy potato side dish with very few ingredients but oozing with flavour

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Ultimate Gratin Dauphinois

Why it works: Clove and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,686 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Ultimate Gratin Dauphinois

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

505Calories
24 gProtein
22 gFat
56 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

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. Clove + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Thyme + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  4. Thyme + nutmegtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

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

  5. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the shallot

The recipe marks shallot as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, milk, cream, garlic, clove, thyme, nutmeg):

  1. Leekfits about as well
  2. Spinachfits about as well
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, milk, cream, garlic, clove, thyme, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.