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Green Chile Puff

"Almost like a souffle -- light, tasty and wonderful for brunches. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Green Chile Puff

Why it works: Cottage cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Green Chile Puff

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1007Calories
46 gProtein
41 gFat
111 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cottage cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together191 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Cottage cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together126 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, cottage cheese, cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, butter):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Jalapenofits about as well
  3. Capersfits less well
  4. Parsleyfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, cottage cheese, cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.