Why it works: Potato and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 9,019 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Soak the mushroom in hot water for 30-45 minutes.
Peel and slice the potatoes. Saute the onions in a little bit of olive
oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes and a quart of water. Put in
the bay leaves and the chicken leg. Simmer for an hour.
Dice the mushroom and add the mushroom pieces and the soaking water to
When the potatoes are done, smash them with a fork or a potato masher
and stir the soup well. Add the milk and season with salt and pepper.
Before you smash the potatoes, take the chicken leg out and cut the
chicken into little pieces and add it back in.
Category:Liberian Recipes
Category:Liberian Vegetarian
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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.
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Potato + oniontop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,019 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Potato + chickentop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,756 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
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Onion + shiitaketop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together412 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Onion + chickentop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,808 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Potato + milktop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,611 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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