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Smoked Haddock & New Potato Soup with Maple Drizzle

This velvety soup is unashamedly rich, just the thing for a special occasion

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Smoked Haddock & New Potato Soup with Maple Drizzle

Why it works: Onion and potato 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 ↓

Smoked Haddock & New Potato Soup with Maple Drizzle

Serves 4 - 6
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

837Calories
69 gProtein
30 gFat
73 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Haddock100g cooked112
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

  1. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Haddock + creamtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together181 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Potato + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).

  5. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (haddock, butter, potato, chicken, milk, cream, maple syrup):

  1. Onionthe original
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Capsicumfits less well
  4. Tomatofits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against haddock, butter, potato, chicken, milk, cream, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.