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Bacon-Topped Savory Waffles with Onion Sauce

"The combination of herbs, bacon grease, and cool onion sauce make this a sophisticated waffle!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Bacon-Topped Savory Waffles with Onion Sauce

Why it works: Rosemary and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 352 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Bacon-Topped Savory Waffles with Onion Sauce

8 waffles
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1139Calories
59 gProtein
38 gFat
139 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Sweet Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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.

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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 + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together352 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Parsley + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together713 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Wheat + milktop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  5. Parmesan cheese + basiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,599 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, wheat, parmesan cheese, rosemary, basil, sugar, milk):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, wheat, parmesan cheese, rosemary, basil, sugar, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.