Name: Skillet-fried Ranch Potatoes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 cups medium red potatoes, diced; ¼ cup chopped onion; 1 envelope ranch dip mix

Why it works: Potato and onion 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 ↓

Skillet-fried Ranch Potatoes

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
4 cups medium red potatoes, diced
¼ cup chopped onion
1 envelope ranch dip mix

Directions

Contributed by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catsrecipes/ Catsrecipes Y-Group]
Serves 4 to 6

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories

6 gProtein

22 gFat

48 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Ranch	1 tbsp (15g) dressing	73
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44

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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + potatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + ranchtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together144 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Onion + ranchtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together212 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).