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Ancho and Cocoa Carne Asada

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Ancho and Cocoa Carne Asada

Why it works: Cinnamon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 470 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Ancho and Cocoa Carne Asada

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1236Calories
61 gProtein
43 gFat
148 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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

By epicurious. 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. Cinnamon + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together470 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Cocoa powder + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together826 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Cocoa powder + cinnamontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together331 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Cocoa powder + flourtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,244 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cocoa powder, cinnamon, flour, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cocoa powder, cinnamon, flour, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.