Why it works: Chicken and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,756 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-decenal, which smells green, must. The science ↓
En Frees and Relishes
Ingredients
Directions
Fritter Batter, 35
Apple Fj itters 35
Corn •♦ 36
Banana * * 36
Orange Sauce 36
Fried Sweetbreads 36
Scalloped •• 37
Digitized by
Pressed Chicken 37
Scalloped •* 37
Chicken Croquettes with Potato 38
Chicken Croquettes 38
Chicken Patties 38
Chicken in Jelly ^39
Puff Paste for Patties 39
Oyster Patties 40
Salmon Kedgeree 40
Rice Croquettes 40
Beef Olives 41
Veal Loaf 41
Veal Croquettes 41
Lobster a La Newbc rg 41
Croquettes 42
Thick Cream Sauce 42
Scalloped Lobster 42
Cheese Souffle 43
" Balls 43
Welsh Rarebit 43
Cheese Straws 44
Oyster Cocktail 44
Mayonnaise Dressing 44
Quick Mayonnaise Dressing 45
Mrs. H's Cream Salad Dre^-sing, 45
Cream Salad Dre- sing 45
Cooked Salad Dressing with Oil 45
French Dressing 46
Chicken Salad 46
Lobster " 46
Salmon " 46
Scallop " 47
Potato " 47
Cabbage " 47
Digitized by
Mexican •* 48
Waldorf Salad 48
Beet •• 48
Lettuce •' 48
Tomato •• 48
Tomato Jelly 49
Cheese and Olive Salad 49
Fruit Salad 49
Pie Crust , 40
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Mince Pie Meat fiO
Pumpkin Pies 60
Custard Pie 50
Cream •• 50
Lemon *• 50
Mrs. A.'s Lemon Pie 50
Lemon Apple Pie 50
Date Pie 52
Prune •• 52
Cocoanut Pie 52
Cranberry and Raisin Pie 52
Lemon Tarts 52
Sour Cream Pie 5H
Excellent English Plum Pudding 5J1
Mrs. H's Thanksgiving • * 511
Fruit or Suet " 54
Boston Steamed " 54
Entire Wheat ♦* 54
Steamed Pudding in Cups ♦. . 55
Raisin Puffs 55
Digitized by
Brown Betty 55
Cottage Pudding 56
Sponge •* 56
Baked Apple Dumplings 56
Apple Under Cover 56
Sweet Apple Pudding 57
Omelet Souffle 57
Chocolate " 57
Chocolate Pudding 58
with Eggs 58
West Campton Indian Pudding 58
Rice Pudding 59
Creamed Rice Pudding (Baked) 59
Creamed Batter Pudding 59
Queen of Puddings 60
Delmonico Pudding 60
Rebecca •• 60
Columbian Lemon Pudding 60
Lemon Pudding m Cups 61
Orange *• 61
Cocoanut * • 62
Prune Souffle 62
Prune Pudding 62
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 17 ingredients. The other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Scallop | 100g cooked | 111 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Broccoli | 1 cup chopped (156g) | 55 |
| Cranberry | 1 cup raw (100g) | 46 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad Dressing | not in our table | 0 |
| Pie Crust | not in our table | 0 |
| Pastry | not in our table | 0 |
| Pie | not in our table | 0 |
| Pudding | 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.
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.
Explore the science
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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Chicken + potatotop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,756 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
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Potato + cabbagetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together275 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Lobster + scalloptop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Potato + cranberrytop 10% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together30 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,936 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the cabbage
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, lobster, salmon, scallop, potato, cheese, cranberry):
- Tomatofits better
- Mustardfits better
- Asparagusfits better
- Cabbagethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, lobster, salmon, scallop, potato, cheese, cranberry. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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