Name: Recipe Flash: Red Flannel Hash
Ingredients: 3 medium-large beets, scrubbed and trimmed; ¾ lb small red-skinned and blue-skinned potatoes (can substitute 2 large russets), diced; 1 medium Vidalia onion; 1 ½ tbsp chopped fresh dill; 1 egg; olive oil; salt

Why it works: Potato and dill work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 423 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Recipe Flash: Red Flannel Hash

Ingredients

3 medium-large beets, scrubbed and trimmed
¾ lb small red-skinned and blue-skinned potatoes (can substitute 2 large russets), diced
1 medium Vidalia onion
1 ½ tbsp chopped fresh dill
1 egg
olive oil
salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories

13 gProtein

19 gFat

56 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Beet	1/2 cup (85g)	35
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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.

Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together423 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Dill + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,223 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, dill, egg, olive):

Chivefits better
Spinachfits better
Asparagusfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, dill, egg, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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