Name: Jarlsberg Vidalia Onion Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 3 medium Vidalia Onions, thinly sliced; 1 partially baked 9-inch pie crust (I use; ) * See Cook's Notes below; 1 1/2 cups grated Jarlsberg cheese; 3 whole eggs, at room temperature, preferably free range; 1 1/2 cups half and half, preferably organic; 3/4 teaspoon salt; Generous pinch cayenne pepper

Why it works: Butter and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,962 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Jarlsberg Vidalia Onion Pie

Serves 6

Prep20 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
3 medium Vidalia Onions, thinly sliced
1 partially baked 9-inch pie crust (I use
) * See Cook's Notes below
1 1/2 cups grated Jarlsberg cheese
3 whole eggs, at room temperature, preferably free range
1 1/2 cups half and half, preferably organic
3/4 teaspoon salt
Generous pinch cayenne pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

396Calories

15 gProtein

32 gFat

13 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pie Crust	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 bunkycooks. 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 + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Butter + oniontop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together42,912 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,849 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together118,967 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

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

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Asparagusfits better
Potatofits better
Onionthe original

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

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