Name: Summer Corn Chowder Recipe
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 ounces thick-cut bacon (about 3 slices), small dice; 1 medium yellow onion , small dice; 3 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels (thaw if frozen); 3 cups whole milk; 1 pound russet potatoes (about 2 medium), peeled and medium dice; 2 teaspoons kosher salt , plus more as needed; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed; 1/2 cup heavy cream; Finely chopped chives , for serving

Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Summer Corn Chowder Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Cook50 min

Ingredients

2 ounces thick-cut bacon (about 3 slices), small dice
1 medium yellow onion , small dice
3 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels (thaw if frozen)
3 cups whole milk
1 pound russet potatoes (about 2 medium), peeled and medium dice
2 teaspoons kosher salt , plus more as needed
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed
1/2 cup heavy cream
Finely chopped chives , for serving

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

532Calories

20 gProtein

18 gFat

78 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 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 chow. 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.

Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together611 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,907 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Corn + potatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together938 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, milk, potato, pepper, cream, chive):

Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Asparagusfits better
Onionthe original

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

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