Name: Crème Fraîche and Chive Mashed Potatoes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 quarts water; 2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt plus additional for seasoning; 2 pounds Yukon Gold or Yellow Finn potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch wedges; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup crème fraîche*; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Crème Fraîche and Chive Mashed Potatoes

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 quarts water
2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt plus additional for seasoning
2 pounds Yukon Gold or Yellow Finn potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch wedges
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup crème fraîche*
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

413Calories

12 gProtein

20 gFat

49 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	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.

Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together611 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,611 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,456 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + chivetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,097 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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 (potato, milk, butter):

Chivethe original
Asparagusfits about as well
Onionfits about as well
Leekfits about as well

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

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