Name: Twice-Baked Potatoes with Fresh Horseradish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 Medium Russet Potatoes, Washed And Dried; 2-½ Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened, Divided; ¼ cups Plus 1 Tablespoon Shredded Asiago Cheese, Divided; ¼ cups Sour Cream, Room Temperature; 2 Tablespoons Half-and-Half, Room Temperature; 1 Tablespoon Plus 1 Teaspoon Grated Fresh Horseradish (Peeled First), Divided; 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Chives, Divided

Why it works: Horseradish and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 113 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Fresh Horseradish

Serves 2

Prep15 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

2 Medium Russet Potatoes, Washed And Dried
2-½ Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened, Divided
¼ cups Plus 1 Tablespoon Shredded Asiago Cheese, Divided
¼ cups Sour Cream, Room Temperature
2 Tablespoons Half-and-Half, Room Temperature
1 Tablespoon Plus 1 Teaspoon Grated Fresh Horseradish (Peeled First), Divided
1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Chives, Divided

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

477Calories

28 gProtein

22 gFat

44 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Horseradish	not in our table	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.

Horseradish + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together113 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together611 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Potato + horseradishtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together171 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, butter, cheese, cream, chive):

Onionfits better
Asparagusfits better
Leekfits better
Horseradishthe original

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

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