Name: Classic Corn Dogs and Cheese-on-a-Stick
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 6 cups Krusteaz Pancake Mix; 2 cups Yellow Corn Meal; 2 whole Eggs, Slightly Beaten; 6 cups Water, More If Needed To Thin Batter; Hot Dogs; Cheese, Cut Into 1/2-inch X 3 Inch Sticks; Chopsticks; Canola Oil, For Frying; Spicy Mustard, For Serving

Why it works: Canola oil and mustard work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Classic Corn Dogs and Cheese-on-a-Stick

Serves 18

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

390Calories

16 gProtein

29 gFat

18 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Pancake	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Hot Dog	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.

By thepioneerwoman. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Canola oil + mustardtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,805 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Corn + mustardtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together463 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Corn + canola oiltop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Corn + cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together880 recipes

Shared aroma: butanoic acid ethyl ester (sweet).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, egg, cheese, canola oil):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardthe original
Asparagusfits about as well
Welsh onionfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, egg, cheese, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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