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Cheese and cornmeal patties fried in oil, served warm.

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Why it works: Milk and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,416 recipes mention both. Both carry (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, melon. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Melt the cheese and margarine in the milk at medium or medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until melted.

  2. Add the egg and whisk into the mixture.

  3. Mix together the remaining ingredients in (B), slowly adding them to the mix while whisking frequently to avoid lumping.

  4. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool, or refrigerate until the next day.

  5. Blend all ingredients together.

Fry and serve

  1. Use a ladle to measure out enough mixture to form flour patties, 3–6 inches in diameter and about as thick as a loaf of sandwich bread.

  2. Fry in a deep skillet with enough oil to assure even cooking on both sides.

  3. Remove when the color is a light golden tan.

  4. Serve while still warm.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Milk + wheattop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,416 recipes

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

  2. Milk + cheddar cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,963 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Wheat + flourtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together4,327 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Milk + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together76,993 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Egg + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together104,138 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Milk and flour share little aroma chemistry, yet 76,993 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Cornmeal
Forms the main body of the patty, giving it a firm, grainy structure.
Egg
Binds the batter together and helps hold the patties in shape.
Whole milk
Adds moisture and softness to the batter.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the batter, adding richness, flavor and fat.
Wheat flour
Adds starch that helps the patties hold together and brown.

The step that matters

Whisk the dry ingredients in slowly. Adding the cornmeal and flour gradually while whisking frequently prevents lumps from forming as the starch hydrates, giving a smooth batter that fries evenly.

“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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