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Copenhagen Potatoes

A warm potato dish with bacon, butter, vinegar, and parsley.

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Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Copenhagen Potatoes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the potatoes

  1. Cook unpeeled potatoes in boiling water.

  2. Drain, remove skins and cut into cubes.

Fry the bacon

  1. Cut bacon into squares and fry crisp in butter.

Combine and serve

  1. Add potatoes, vinegar and parsley.

  2. Season with salt and pepper and toss lightly until well mixed and hot.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

316Calories
8 gProtein
15 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

  4. Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

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

  5. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Provide the bulk and starchy body of the dish.
Bacon
Adds savory fat and crisp texture to the dish.
Butter
Fat that frys the bacon and adds rich flavor.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that sharpens the flavor of the fat and potatoes.

The step that matters

Cook the potatoes in their skins until just tender. Cooking in skins limits water absorption, and potatoes that are tender but firm hold their shape when cubed and tossed. Overcooked potatoes turn mushy and break apart in the pan.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, vinegar, parsley, pepper):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Carrotfits about as well
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, vinegar, parsley, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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