Why it works: Pork and chicken match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,375 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Season the pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper.
In a saucepan, combine the wild rice, the water and the chicken bouillon granules. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer about 50 minutes until the rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
Drain the canned mushrooms. Stir the mushrooms and about half of the cream of mushroom soup into the cooked rice.
Spread the rice mixture in a baking dish. Arrange the seasoned pork chops on top and spoon the remaining soup over the chops.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 60 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes more, until the pork reaches at least 145°F (63°C) in the thickest part.
Let the chops rest for 3 minutes before serving.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pork + chickentop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,375 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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Mushroom + chickentop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,171 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
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Pork + mushroomtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,840 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol (allspice, anise).
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Wild rice + chickentop 4% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together175 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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Pepper + mushroomtop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together13,578 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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