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 ↓
Chicken Pie
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the chicken
Prepare two chickens for stewing.
Season and cook until tender.
Pour off liquid and let stand until cool enough to remove all bones and skin.
Place meat in a baking dish.
Assemble and bake
Add one can mushrooms, one teacup peas, one teacup small potatoes, balls or cubes, and one-half teacup button onions, all of which, with the exception of mushrooms, must be previously cooked and seasoned.
Then pour over all the liquid slightly thickened and cover with a crust made of rich biscuit dough.
Bake twenty minutes.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| 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.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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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 + oniontop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together9,023 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Chicken + potatotop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,756 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
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Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,814 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Peas + potatotop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,016 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Peas + oniontop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,460 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Chickens
- Provides the main meat, which becomes tender through slow cooking in seasoned liquid.
- Peas
- Adds sweetness and a soft texture to the filling.
- Potatoes
- Adds starch and body, helping the filling feel hearty.
- Button onions
- Adds savory depth and aroma to the filling.
The step that matters
Pour off liquid and let stand until cool enough to remove all bones and skin.. Thickened cooking liquid is poured over the assembled pie, so the stock should be separated and cooled enough to handle safely. Removing all bones keeps the filling safe and easy to eat.
Swap the peas
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, potato, onion):
- Sesamefits better
- Peanutfits better
- Beansfits better
- Peasthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, potato, onion. 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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