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Best Darn Mashed Potatoes

Oh, if only I had the words to explain the absolute party that happens when I’m shoving a hefty spoonful of mashed potatoes in my mouth. I’m going try though. To put it simply, they rock. So delicious and easy to make.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Best Darn 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 ↓

Best Darn Mashed Potatoes

Serves 13
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

337Calories
7 gProtein
14 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30

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. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  4. Potato + almondtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together337 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, butter, onion, milk):

  1. Peanutfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Sesamefits about as well
  4. Almondthe original

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