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Corn Chowder I

A chowder of corn, potatoes and vegetables thickened with flour and milk.

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Why it works: Celery and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,810 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Corn Chowder I

Time10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the vegetables

  1. Put celery, onion, and green pepper in a pan sprayed with Pam and saute for 2 minutes.

  2. Add corn, potatoes, water, salt, pepper and paprika.

  3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium; and cook, covered, about 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Make the thickened broth

  1. Place ½ cup milk in a jar with tight fitting lid. Add flour and shake vigorously.

  2. Add gradually to cooked vegetables and add remaining milk.

  3. Cook stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.

Serve

  1. Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

930Calories
31 gProtein
11 gFat
180 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
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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.

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

Explore the science

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. Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,810 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  3. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

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

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

  5. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 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

Flour
Thickens the milk mixture so the chowder becomes creamy and full-bodied as it heats.
Potatoes
Soften during cooking and add body and starch that help thicken the chowder.
Milk
Provides the creamy liquid base and richness of the chowder.
Corn
Adds sweetness and the main vegetable flavor and texture.
Celery, onions, and green bell peppers
Build the aromatic flavor base when softened in the pan.

The step that matters

Adding the flour mixture to the vegetables. Flour thickens only when heated while being dispersed in liquid. Adding it gradually and stirring constantly prevents lumps and lets the starch thicken the milk evenly as it comes to a boil.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, pepper, corn, potato, parsley, flour, milk):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Parsnipfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, pepper, corn, potato, parsley, flour, milk. 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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