Name: Corn Bread Stuffing
Ingredients: 2 pack Corn bread mix (10 oz); 1/2 cup Celery, chopped; 1 Onion, medium, minced; 1/2 cup Butter; 2 Egg yolks; Salt; Pepper

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Corn Bread Stuffing

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare corn bread, following label directions, or use your own favorite recipe. Cool.
Crumble enough to make 7 cups and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Saute celery and onion in butter in a large skillet until soft.
Spoon vegetables and butter over corn bread crumbs.
Beat egg yolks in a medium-sized bowl; stir in stock and pour mixture over corn bread.
Stir lightly to blend.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Makes approximately 3 quarts, or 12 cups.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

768Calories

24 gProtein

19 gFat

125 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Corn + celerytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together920 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, bread, celery, butter, egg, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Asparagusfits better
Onionthe original

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