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Dim Sum Asian Dumplings

"This recipe is the Nepalese version of the Asian dumpling. It is filled with ground pork and Asian spices and steamed, but can be fried or dropped into a broth."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Dim Sum Asian Dumplings

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Dim Sum Asian Dumplings

40 dumplings
Prep40 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1083Calories
49 gProtein
43 gFat
125 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Waternot in our table0

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + peanuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  3. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  4. Onion + peanuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,043 recipes

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

  5. Pork + peanuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together176 recipes

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

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, pepper, garlic, flour, butter, sugar):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Cashew nutfits about as well
  3. Beansfits about as well
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, onion, pepper, garlic, flour, butter, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.