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Bayou Crostini

"Broiled oysters are elevated from southern backyard fare to upscale appetizers that still call for licking your fingers afterwards. You can use plain oysters or smoked oysters in this recipe which is sure to please every oyster lover out there. This is a great brunch dish or supper appetizer and goes particularly well with champagne."

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Why it works: Brie and cheese work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 161 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

The recipe

24 appetizers
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Also mentioned in the method: bread

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Cut the baguette on the diagonal into 24 slices about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick and arrange them on a baking sheet.

  2. Stir the melted butter and olive oil together. Brush both sides of each bread slice with the mixture.

  3. Toast the bread in the oven for about 5 minutes until lightly golden, then remove it and leave the oven on.

  4. Cut the Brie into 24 thin slices and place one on each toast. Divide the red bell pepper strips among the toasts and season lightly with salt and pepper.

  5. Pat the drained oysters dry and place one on top of each toast.

  6. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until the Brie melts and the oysters are cooked, with edges curled and flesh opaque at 145°F (63°C). Serve warm.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Cheese + buttertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together7,955 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Olive + cheesetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,530 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Oyster + buttertop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together8,175 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Brie + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together96 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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