Why it works: Potato and pork are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,668 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓
Hashed Brown Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Cut cold cooked potatoes into small cubes.
In a frying pan, add thin slices of salt pork and cook until well browned.
Remove the pork and add the potatoes to the pan.
Press the potatoes into a mound with a knife.
Brown one side, then turn and brown the other side.
Serve on a hot dish.
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.
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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.
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Potato + porktop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,668 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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