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Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

Why it works: Pepper and chive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,885 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

117Calories
1 gProtein
12 gFat
3 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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.

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.

  1. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Sauce + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,338 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + chivetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,097 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Sauce + chivetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together461 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Pepper + buttertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together85,593 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

Sauce and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,338 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the chive

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Chivethe original

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