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Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Greens and Smoky Bacon Soup

Collards, black-eyed peas and smoky bacon make this delicious take on Hopping John soup.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Greens and Smoky Bacon Soup

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Greens and Smoky Bacon Soup

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

548Calories
44 gProtein
23 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Collard Greens1 cup (36g) raw11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  4. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, celery, clove, garlic, chicken, corn):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, celery, clove, garlic, chicken, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.