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Flavorful Mexican Mole

"I make this mole at a five star restaurant. It has lots of flavor and it is a little bit spicy. I use it on quail, but you can use it on what ever you like."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Flavorful Mexican Mole

Why it works: Plum and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,480 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Flavorful Mexican Mole

1 gallon
Prep25 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

473Calories
6 gProtein
26 gFat
59 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno1 pepper (14g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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

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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. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Walnut + sesametop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  4. Plum + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Tomato + jalapenotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,291 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (plum, tomato, jalapeno, pepper, walnut, sesame, chocolate):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against plum, tomato, jalapeno, pepper, walnut, sesame, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.