Why it works: Potato and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,978 recipes. Both carry (e)-2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
German Raw Potato Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Grate the potatoes and drain them.
Beat the eggs until light, adding the salt while whipping.
Combine the grated potatoes and beaten eggs, stirring gently to mix.
Cook and serve
Fry the mixture on a well-greased griddle until golden brown.
Serve hot.
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.
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Potato + eggtop 29% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,978 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Potatoes
- Provide the starch and bulk that form the body of the pancake.
- Eggs
- Bind the grated potato together and help the pancakes hold their shape.
The step that matters
Drain the grated potatoes. Grated potatoes release a lot of liquid. Excess water left in the mixture steams instead of frying, which keeps the pancakes soft and pale and makes them fall apart. Draining well helps them crisp and brown on the griddle.
“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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