Name: The Burger Deluxe
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck (20% fat); 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 4 slices American cheese; 4 potato rolls (such as Martin's or Oroweat)

Why it works: Beef and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,052 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

The Burger Deluxe

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck (20% fat)
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 slices American cheese
4 potato rolls (such as Martin's or Oroweat)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

530Calories

38 gProtein

25 gFat

39 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 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.

Beef + potatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,052 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Pepper + potatotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,193 recipes

Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).
Cheese + potatotop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together959 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, pepper, cheese):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits about as well
Potatothe original
Onionfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, pepper, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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