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Pork Chops with Scalloped Potatoes

A baked casserole of pork chops layered with sliced potatoes and onions, topped with a butter‑flour gravy.

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Why it works: Pork and beef match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,690 recipes. Both carry 12-methyltridecanal, which smells tallowy, beefy. The science ↓

Pork Chops with Scalloped Potatoes

Oven350°F
Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. Heat a skillet over medium‑high heat and coat with nonstick cooking spray.

  3. Brown the chops on each side, about 2 minutes, then set aside.

Assemble and bake

  1. Layer half of the potato slices and half of the onion slices in the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13‑inch baking dish.

  2. Season with half of the thyme and half of the pepper.

  3. Dot with 2 tbsp of butter.

  4. Arrange chops on top of potatoes.

  5. Cover chops with remaining potatoes and onion slices.

  6. Add rest of thyme, pepper and butter.

  7. Dissolve the bouillon cube in 1 cup of hot water.

  8. Pour water evenly over casserole.

  9. Cover with lid or aluminum foil.

  10. Bake for 1 hour.

Make the gravy and serve

  1. Remove chops and potatoes to a serving platter with a slotted spoon.

  2. Pour drippings into a skillet.

  3. In a small bowl or cup, whisk together the flour and water using a fork.

  4. Whisk into the drippings and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.

  5. Serve gravy with chops and potatoes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1264Calories
72 gProtein
42 gFat
144 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
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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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. Pork + beeftop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,690 recipes

    Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  3. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Potato + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Pork + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Form the bulk of the base, becoming tender and absorbing the savory juices as they bake.
Pork chops
Provide the main protein; browning first adds color and savory flavor to the dish.
Butter
Adds richness and fat that carries flavor and helps the potatoes brown lightly.
All purpose flour
Thickens the drippings into a smooth gravy when whisked in and heated.
Onion
Adds savory sweetness and aroma that softens and blends into the potatoes during baking.

The step that matters

Whisk the flour and water before adding to the drippings. Flour added directly to hot liquid clumps; mixing it smoothly with cold water first lets starch disperse evenly, so the gravy thickens without lumps.

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, potato, onion, pepper, butter, beef, flour):

  1. Garlicfits about as well
  2. Thymethe original
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Marjoramfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, potato, onion, pepper, butter, beef, 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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