Why it works: Pineapple and apple cider vinegar share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 26 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
The recipe
24 servingsIngredients
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the minced sweet onion, minced ginger and diced yellow bell pepper, and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until softened.
Stir in the crushed red pepper flakes and curry powder and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the diced mangoes, diced pineapple, brown sugar and apple cider vinegar. Stir well and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until the fruit breaks down and the mixture thickens.
Cook for 15 minutes more, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chutney is spoonable.
Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Transfer to clean jars and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pineapple + apple cider vinegartop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together26 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together224 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).
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Ginger + mangotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together280 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
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Pepper + mangotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together471 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Pepper + gingertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together6,799 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
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, ginger, mango, pineapple, sugar, apple cider vinegar):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, ginger, mango, pineapple, sugar, apple cider vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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