Name: Potato Dumpling with a Meat and Vegetable Stuffing and a Rich Brown Gravy Recipe
Yield: 6-8 large dumplings (1 per person)
Ingredients: 8 medium size potatoes boiled skin on; 2/3 cup flour; 2 eggs beaten; Salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg; 1 1/2 cups meat pre cooked; 1/3 cup each onion, celery, mushrooms and red pepper (all diced); Olive oil and butter to saute the vegetables; Seasoning: Salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic, 1/2 teaspoon each basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1/4 cup beef broth; Gravy: Beef dripping or stock, 1/2 cup red wine, 2 shallots and seasoning (Basically your favorite gravy recipe). I hate to mention store bought, but it would work if you don't have anything else on hand

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 ↓

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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 + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Potato + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,047 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Pepper + nutmegtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together13,015 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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, flour, egg, pepper, nutmeg, meat, celery):

Spinachfits better
Carrotfits better
Chivefits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, flour, egg, pepper, nutmeg, meat, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Meat	not in our table	0
Dripping	not in our table	0

Potato Dumpling with a Meat and Vegetable Stuffing and a Rich Brown Gravy Recipe