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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Pancetta

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By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Pancetta

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and gruyere cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 54 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Pancetta

Serves 10
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1124Calories
39 gProtein
47 gFat
137 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
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. Cheddar cheese + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  4. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

  5. Butter + gruyere cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together323 recipes

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

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 (sauce, butter, flour, cream, pepper, cheddar cheese, gruyere cheese):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Garlicthe original
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Capersfits about as well

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