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TV's Grits Casserole

"Grits are delicious and filling. This is truly a Southern comfort food. Good anytime. Enjoy."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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TV's Grits Casserole

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

TV's Grits Casserole

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr 10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

487Calories
37 gProtein
29 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Soupnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Pork + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,214 recipes

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

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 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 celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, pepper, cream, cheddar cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celerythe original
  3. Thymefits about as well
  4. Parsleyfits less well

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