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Dry-Roasted Brown Butter Onions

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Dry-Roasted Brown Butter Onions

Why it works: Onion and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,431 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Dry-Roasted Brown Butter Onions

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

149Calories
1 gProtein
12 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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.

By epicurious. 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. Onion + shallottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Onion + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together42,912 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Onion + apple cider vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Shallot + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Shallot + apple cider vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, butter, apple cider vinegar):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Mustardfits about as well
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, butter, apple cider vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.