Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Chilean Chicken Corn Pie
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Make the filling
In a heavy skillet cook the onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until soft.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of the flour and the chicken broth.
Cook, stirring until thickened, then add the chili powder, chicken, olives, and raisins.
Spoon into the prepared casserole.
Add the custard and bake
Combine the corn, 1 tablespoon melted butter, 1 tablespoon flour, milk, beaten egg, and salt.
Spoon the custard mixture over the chicken mixture.
Bake the pie for 35 minutes or until bubbly.
Meanwhile, preheat the broiler.
Then place the pie in the broiler and broil until the top is flecked with golden brown spots, a few minutes.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| 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.
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.
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,075 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together25,665 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,850 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together29,779 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
- Chicken
- Provides the main protein and bulk of the savory filling.
- Flour
- Thickens the broth and butter into a smooth, stable sauce for the filling.
- Egg
- Sets the milk and corn custard topping as it bakes.
- Corn
- Adds sweetness and texture to the custard layer.
- Butter
- Adds richness and flavor to the onion base and custard.
The step that matters
Broil the top briefly. The broiler browns the custard quickly, so the pie can scorch or dry out if left unattended. Watch it closely until golden spots appear.
Swap the raisin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, butter, flour, chicken, olive, corn):
- Avocadofits better
- Coconutfits better
- Limefits better
- Raisinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, butter, flour, chicken, olive, corn. 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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