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Jalapeno Cornbread

A cornbread with jalapeno, corn, cheese, and green chiles.

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Why it works: Corn and evaporated milk work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 87 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

Oven400°F
Time35 minutes

Ingredients

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

Directions

Prepare the batter

  1. Mix corn meal, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and paprika in a large mixing bowl.

  2. Combine egg, milk, shortening and corn, then add to dry ingredients.

  3. In a saucepan, melt butter and sauté onions, chiles and pimento until onions are tender, then add this to the rest of the mixture.

  4. Mix well, but don't overdo it.

  5. Add cheese and blend in.

Bake and serve

  1. Butter an 8-inch square pan and pour mixture in.

  2. Heat oven to 400°F and bake for 35 minutes.

  3. Cool, then cut into serving pieces.

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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. Corn + evaporated milktop 14% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Flour + jalapenotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together488 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Milk + buttertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together81,222 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Cream + buttertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together41,494 recipes

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

  5. Corn + milktop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6,953 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

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

What each ingredient does

Yellow corn meal
Provides the coarse, gritty texture and characteristic corn flavor of the cornbread.
Flour
Gives the bread its structure as gluten and starch set during baking.
Egg
Binds the batter and helps it set into a firm, cohesive crumb.
Baking powder
Releases gas during baking, lifting the batter so the bread rises and stays light.
Cream-style corn
Adds moisture and sweetness, keeping the crumb tender and moist.
Cheddar cheese
Adds richness and savory flavor, and melts to create pockets of fat in the crumb.

The step that matters

Mix well, but don't overdo it. Stirring too much develops gluten in the flour, which makes the cornbread tough and dense instead of tender. Mix only until the ingredients are combined.

“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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