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Shepherd’s Pie – Southwest Style

A southwest twist on a classic. My 11-year old son insisted that I upload this here, he knew it would be right up your alley!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Shepherd’s Pie – Southwest Style

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Shepherd’s Pie – Southwest Style

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1075Calories
56 gProtein
63 gFat
74 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork Sausage100g cooked301
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Beef + porktop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,690 recipes

    Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

  3. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  4. Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Pork + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, pork, potato, cream cheese, corn, cheddar cheese, sauce):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

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