Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Shallot Oil

Discover the best flavour pairings for shallot oil based on data analysis of thousands of recipes. Find perfect ingredient matches & delicious recipes.

Shallot oil is marked by the unmistakable accents of garlic and onion. But look beneath its obvious umaminess and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of sulfur, a hint of cabbage, and subtle accents reminiscent of burnt that give it remarkable depth. And the epicurean alchemy begins when we seek out partners that allow these notes to truly sing, to harmonise in unexpected and delightful ways.

To chart these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, each deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, pinpointing the notes that best complement this ingredient’s profile. Our analysis reveals, for example, how chicken stock's gallinaceous tones enrich shallot oil, and how wood ear mushroom's mouldy notes create a surprising synergy with its pungent aroma.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like maillard, floral, and vegetal, combined with its unique aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim to include a broad variety of core characteristics for a balanced dish. And choose aroma notes that complement each other for a harmonious combination.

The Secret Language of Flavour

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Garlic Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between garlic and mould flavours. Since shallot oil has a distinct garlicy flavour, try pairing it with the mouldy flavours of wood ear mushroom.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing shallot oil with wood ear mushroom.

Harmonious Flavours Of Shallot Oil

Just as our analysis showed that garlic and fatty flavour notes are often associated, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the notes present in shallot oil. E.g. the oniony notes of shallot oil are often used with chickeny and glutamic notes.

The aromas complementary to the various aromas of shallot oil can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of chicken stock offers many of the notes complementary to shallot oil, including poultry and glutamic notes. Because the flavour profile of chicken stock has many of the of the features that are complementary to shallot oil, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of chicken stock across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with shallot oil.

Recipes That Pair Shallot Oil With Chicken Stock

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the notes that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of shallot oil, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of shallot oil, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to shallot oil.

What To Drink With Shallot Oil

The ovine notes in pecorino make it a perfect pairing with shallot oil. Likewise, the ovine flavours in oat milk create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of shallot oil below.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Shallot oil), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.