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Mexican Corn and Chiles Pie

A savory pie with pork sausage, corn, green chiles, eggs, and cheese in a rice crust.

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Why it works: Cheddar cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mexican Corn and Chiles Pie

Oven350°F, then 325°F

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the filling

  1. Place sausage in large skillet.

  2. Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring, until meat is browned, then remove excess fat.

  3. Add onion to skillet and cook until soft but not brown.

  4. Add corn, cover, and cook 3 minutes, or until kernels are separated.

  5. Remove from heat and add chiles.

Fill and bake

  1. Spread half of sausage mixture in each crust.

  2. Sprinkle 1/4 cup each cheese over mixture.

  3. Beat eggs with half and half, salt and pepper.

  4. Pour half of egg mixture into each crust.

  5. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

  6. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 15 minutes longer, or until mixture is set.

Make the rice crust

  1. Combine rice, cheese, eggs and salt.

  2. Press firmly and evenly over bottom and sides of two buttered 9-inch pie pans.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

930Calories
56 gProtein
45 gFat
75 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
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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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. Cheddar cheese + cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  2. Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together933 recipes

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

  3. Pork + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Pork + corntop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,069 recipes

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

  5. Onion + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,433 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the filling and set into a firm custard when baked.
Half and half
Adds richness and moisture to the custard so it stays tender.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the filling and crust, adding flavor and helping bind the layers.
Cooked rice
Forms the base of the crust, held together by the beaten eggs and cheese.
Pork sausage
Provides savory flavor and browned meat for the filling.

The step that matters

Bake until the filling is just set. Egg proteins set the custard as it heats. Overbaking makes the eggs tighten and weep or turn grainy, while underbaking leaves a runny center that will not slice cleanly.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, corn, egg, pepper, cheddar cheese, cheese, rice):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, corn, egg, pepper, cheddar cheese, cheese, rice. 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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