Why it works: Potato and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,517 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Causa Rellena Con Pollo
6 or moreIngredients
Directions
Cook and peel potatoes. Allow to cool, then mash.
In a bowl combine the chicken, mayonnaise, onion, salt, and pepper.
Line a deep dish with plastic wrap, or place a molding cylinder on a plate.
Add the mashed potatoes to form a bed about 1 cm tall at the bottom.
Add a second layer of 1 cm of the chicken mixture evenly over the potato.
Top the chicken mixture with a final layer of potato, forming a sandwich of chicken inside two layers of potato.
Unmold or remove the cylinder.
Garnish with lettuce and mayonnaise.
Cut the hard boiled eggs in discs and place on top. Add black olives, if desired.
This dish can be served slightly cold.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,517 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Potato + lettucetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together322 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,850 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Potato + chickentop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,756 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, chicken, meat, butter, garlic, pepper, lettuce):
- Thymefits better
- Parsleyfits better
- Rosemaryfits better
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against potato, chicken, meat, butter, garlic, pepper, lettuce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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