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Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

So you know those really yummy, buttery, creamy, mashed potatoes that we all love? You know how you could eat the entire pot and still have room for more? You know how bad they are for you? Yes, those mashed potatoes … This recipe is my compromise and oh man, they are good!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

454Calories
30 gProtein
9 gFat
65 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44

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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Cream + buttermilktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together674 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Potato + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,481 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Cream + oniontop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together10,827 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  5. Potato + buttermilktop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together153 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Cream and onion barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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 (potato, cream, buttermilk):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Horseradishfits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

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