Name: Cheesy Creamed Corn with Cilantro
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups chopped scallions (about 6 large); 12 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs; 2/3 cup heavy cream; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 large garlic clove; 6 ounces or mild feta, crumbled (1 1/3 cups); 1 cup cilantro sprigs

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Cheesy Creamed Corn with Cilantro

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups chopped scallions (about 6 large)
12 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 large garlic clove
6 ounces or mild feta, crumbled (1 1/3 cups)
1 cup cilantro sprigs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

854Calories

25 gProtein

29 gFat

125 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1

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.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Corn + clovetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together712 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
Corn + garlictop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,856 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Butter + corntop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,345 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, corn, cream, garlic):

Tarragonfits better
Parsleyfits better
Nutmegfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, corn, cream, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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