Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Morocho De Leche
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the corn
Wash the morocho and soak overnight in at least twice as much water as there is corn.
Drain the morocho and cook in a little water in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes.
Make the pudding
In a large saucepan, place milk, citrus rinds, and clove, and bring to a boil.
Add the morocho and cook at low heat for an hour.
Mix in sugar and vanilla.
Serve hot.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
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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Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10,634 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,390 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5,287 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
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Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together3,437 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together19,187 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Dried cracked corn
- Provides the starch and body that thicken the pudding as it cooks.
- Milk
- Forms the creamy liquid base that the corn cooks and thickens in.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps give the pudding a smooth, rounded flavour.
The step that matters
Add the morocho and cook at low heat for an hour. Cooking gently keeps the milk from scorching on the bottom of the pan and lets the corn starch swell and soften evenly, giving a smooth rather than lumpy or burnt pudding.
Swap the raisin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, milk, cinnamon, orange, lemon, vanilla, sugar):
- Blueberryfits better
- Figfits better
- Cherryfits better
- Raisinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against corn, milk, cinnamon, orange, lemon, vanilla, sugar. 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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