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Swedish Timbales with Chicken and Mushrooms

A baked dish of chicken and mushrooms in a breadcrumb and egg batter, served in timbale molds.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Swedish Timbales with Chicken and Mushrooms

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point. The book gives no cooking times either; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. In a skillet, melt butter and sauté mushrooms until tender.

Mix and bake

  1. In a bowl, mix chicken, mushrooms, milk, eggs, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper.

  2. Pour the mixture into greased timbale molds.

  3. Bake for 30 minutes or until set and golden.

Serve

  1. Let cool slightly before unmolding.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Mushroom + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Mushroom + milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,231 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the mixture and set it into a firm, sliceable custard-like texture when baked.
Milk
Adds moisture and softness, helping the timbales stay tender as the eggs set.
Breadcrumbs
Absorb liquid and give the timbales body so they hold their shape.
Butter
Adds fat and richness, and carries flavor when used to sauté the mushrooms.
Mushrooms
Contribute savory, earthy flavor and moisture to the filling.

The step that matters

Let cool slightly before unmolding. Freshly baked egg-based mixtures are still soft and continue setting as they cool. Resting them briefly lets the structure firm up so the timbales release cleanly without tearing.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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