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Collards

"This is a classic formula for perfect collard greens. Simmered with bacon, potato and wine vinegar, these greens are sensational."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Collards

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 ↓

Collards

6 servings
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

262Calories
10 gProtein
4 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Collard Greens1 cup (36g) raw11
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

By allrecipes. 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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together575 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,226 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Potato + red winetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together317 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Onion + red winetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.