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Celeriac & Potato Rosti with Poached Eggs

A variation on a classic, using seasonal winter celeriac. Great for a casual supper or brunch

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Celeriac & Potato Rosti with Poached Eggs

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 ↓

Celeriac & Potato Rosti with Poached Eggs

Serves 2
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

371Calories
11 gProtein
19 gFat
40 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
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Celeriacnot 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 + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Potato + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (shallot, egg, mustard, white wine, vinegar, olive):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, egg, mustard, white wine, vinegar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.