Name: Corned Beef Hash
Yield: Serves 4.
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb. Yukon Gold or other waxy yellow; potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch; dice; 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1 large mild yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 green or red bell pepper, seeded, deribbed; and cut into 1/2-inch squares; 1 1/2 lb. unsliced cooked lean corned beef, cut; into 1/2-inch dice; 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley,; plus parsley sprigs for garnish; 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh chives; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 Tbs. vegetable oil

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

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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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together611 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Parsley + chivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,150 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,907 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, butter, onion, pepper, beef, milk, chive):

Garlicfits about as well
Parsleythe original
Thymefits about as well
Tarragonfits less well

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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Corned Beef Hash

Corned Beef Hash

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