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Spicy Baked Hot Corn Dip

A cheesy hot corn dip with a kick. Simple to prepare and addicting.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Spicy Baked Hot Corn Dip

Why it works: 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 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Spicy Baked Hot Corn Dip

Serves 10
Prep10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

399Calories
24 gProtein
26 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Saucenot in our table0

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. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Corn + garlictop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,856 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Corn + cheddar cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, pepper, cheese, cheddar cheese, sauce):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Cuminfits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

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