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Huevos Mexicanos

"An exciting Mexican-style scramble with lots of veggies and tortilla strips mixed right in! Serve with salsa on the side if desired."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Huevos Mexicanos

Why it works: Tomato and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,099 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Huevos Mexicanos

2 servings
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

538Calories
21 gProtein
31 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

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. Tomato + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

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

  3. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  4. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Jalapeno + corntop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together494 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, tomato, onion, pepper, butter, corn, cheddar cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, tomato, onion, pepper, butter, corn, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.