Why it works: Wild rice and corn work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 19 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 6Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Bring the 4 cups chicken broth to a simmer in a saucepan, add raw wild rice, cover and cook over low heat about 40 minutes until tender and the liquid is absorbed, then set the 2 cups cooked rice aside.
Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the corn kernels, 3 cups (up to 4 cups if you like) and cook 8 minutes, stirring, until tender.
Add the 2 cups cooked wild rice to the corn and cook 3 minutes, stirring, to warm through.
Pour in the heavy cream and simmer gently 8 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt (up to 2 teaspoons) and cayenne pepper to taste.
Whisk the beaten eggs in a bowl with a ladle of the hot mixture, then stir the eggs back into the pan. Cook gently, stirring, until thickened, reaching 160°F (71°C).
Thin the dish with milk, 1/2 cup up to 1 cup, until it reaches your preferred consistency, warming gently without boiling.
Remove from heat, stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter until melted, and adjust salt and cayenne before serving.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Wild rice + corntop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Butter + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together81,222 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Cream + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,494 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Wild rice + chickentop 4% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together175 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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Corn + milktop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together6,953 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
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