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Gluten-free Bacon Potato Onion Pie

A baked pie of sliced potatoes, onions, and bacon with eggs and milk.

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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 ↓

Gluten-free Bacon Potato Onion Pie

Oven375 degrees

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

  2. Place layers in a greased oven-proof dish in this order: top layer potato.

Make the custard

  1. Beat two eggs, add seasoning.

  2. Add milk and pour over the layers.

Bake

  1. Bake in oven at 375 degrees until the top browns.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

481Calories
23 gProtein
17 gFat
61 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

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

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

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

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

  4. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  5. Egg + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together88,785 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Form the bulk of the layers and give the pie its body and structure.
Onions
Add sweetness and savoury depth as they soften during baking.
Bacon
Adds fat and smoky, savoury flavour, and browns as it cooks.
Eggs
Set when heated, binding the milk into a firm, sliceable custard.
Milk
Adds moisture and creaminess, forming the custard with the eggs.

The step that matters

Bake until the top browns. The egg and milk custard only sets fully when heated through. Removing the pie too early leaves a runny centre that will not hold its shape when cut.

Swap the onion

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, egg, pepper, 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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