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Peas and Bacon

I honestly had trouble naming this dish. Peas and Bacon? Or Bacon and Peas? In the marketing world, I guess you'd have to consider the target market. In my case, it was our family friend, Shawn, wh...

By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Peas and Bacon

Why it works: Onion and peas are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,460 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Peas and Bacon

Serves 4
Prep1 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

149Calories
8 gProtein
4 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By steamykitchen. 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. Onion + peastop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,460 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