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Vegetable Nuggets

"Deep-fried nuggets made mostly of corn. Submitted in regards to a request from a mother concerning a school product served to her child. The product you are referring to is a commercially prepared product. Here is my version of this product."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Vegetable Nuggets

Why it works: Corn and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,324 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Vegetable Nuggets

12 pieces
Prep20 min
Cook4 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

657Calories
16 gProtein
16 gFat
114 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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. Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Corn + flourtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,165 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Corn + canola oiltop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Pepper + canola oiltop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,125 recipes

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

  5. Flour + peppertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together50,459 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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