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Lithuanian Potato Pudding

A baked pudding of grated potatoes, onion, bacon, milk, eggs, salt, and pepper.

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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 ↓

Lithuanian Potato Pudding

Oven400 degrees, then 375 degrees

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Grate potato and onion in a bowl.

  2. Cut bacon crosswise into narrow strips and fry to crisp.

  3. Pour fat and bacon over potatoes.

Mix and bake

  1. Add hot milk and beaten eggs a little at a time.

  2. Add salt and pepper.

  3. Pour into a greased 12x18 inch pan.

  4. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until 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. Milk + eggtop 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 starchy body of the pudding, which becomes tender and sliceable when baked.
Eggs
Bind the grated mixture and set during baking to give the pudding its firm structure.
Milk
Adds moisture and softens the potatoes as the pudding bakes.
Bacon
Its rendered fat adds richness and savory flavor throughout the pudding.
Onion
Adds aromatic sharpness that mellows and sweetens as it bakes.

The step that matters

Adding the hot milk and eggs a little at a time. Adding liquid and eggs gradually lets them blend evenly into the grated potato, preventing curdled egg pockets and a watery layer. Warm milk helps keep the mixture from cooling and separating before it bakes.

Swap the onion

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

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

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