Name: Green Bean Succotash
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces green beans, trimmed; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup frozen lima beans, thawed; 1 cup fresh corn kernels (cut from 2 medium ears); 3/4 cup diced red bell pepper; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter; 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

Why it works: Green beans and lima beans share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Green Bean Succotash

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

8 ounces green beans, trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup frozen lima beans, thawed
1 cup fresh corn kernels (cut from 2 medium ears)
3/4 cup diced red bell pepper
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

468Calories

12 gProtein

27 gFat

49 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Lima Bean	1/2 cup (85g) cooked	108
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31

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.

Green beans + lima beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together8 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Lima beans + corntop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together222 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Olive + corntop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,502 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + lima beanstop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together106 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, lima beans, corn, pepper, butter):

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits about as well
Green beansthe original
Potatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, lima beans, corn, pepper, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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