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Onion Soup Atu

"A delicious onion soup that I developed in 1968 and is still a favorite."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Onion Soup Atu

Why it works: Ketchup and sauce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,099 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Onion Soup Atu

8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1336Calories
74 gProtein
62 gFat
116 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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

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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. Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Onion + beeftop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,971 recipes

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

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 (onion, flour, beef, pepper, ketchup, sauce, cheddar cheese):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Turmericfits about as well

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