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Fall Chowder

A creamy soup of bacon, potatoes, carrots, corn, and cheddar cheese.

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Why it works: Onion and potato 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 ↓

Fall Chowder

Time15-20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the base

  1. In saucepan cook bacon over medium heat until crisp and remove to paper towels.

  2. Drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings.

  3. In the drippings, saute onion until tender.

  4. Add the potato, carrot, water and bouillon.

  5. Bring to a boil.

  6. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are almost tender.

Finish the chowder

  1. Stir in the milk, corn and pepper.

  2. Cook 5 minutes longer.

  3. Combine the flour and cold water until smooth; gradually whisk into soup.

  4. Bring to a boil and cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

  5. Remove from the heat.

  6. Stir in cheese until melted.

  7. Sprinkle with bacon.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1238Calories
71 gProtein
27 gFat
179 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Waternot in our table0

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.

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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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,107 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Carrot + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together794 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

All-purpose flour
Thickens the milk-based broth into a creamy, smooth chowder when heated.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the soup, adding richness and a savory, creamy flavor.
Red potato
Softens during simmering and adds body and starch to the chowder.
Milk
Forms the creamy liquid base of the chowder.
Bacon
Adds smoky, salty fat and flavor, with crisp pieces as a garnish.

The step that matters

Adding the flour and cold water mixture. Flour mixed into cold water and whisked in gradually stays smooth; dumping it in at once forms lumps. The soup must then boil and be stirred to fully thicken the starch.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, carrot, chicken, milk, corn, pepper, flour):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Parsnipfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, carrot, chicken, milk, corn, pepper, flour. 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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