Name: Sizzling Steak Fajitas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds flank or skirt steak, cut against the grain into 1/2-inch thick strips; 1 1/2 cups Goya Mojo Criollo; 1 teaspoon Goya Adobo with Pepper, plus more to taste; 2 tablespoons Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch strips; 2 red, green, and/or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips; 1 teaspoon Goya Sazonador Total; 1 (18 ounce) package Goya Flour Tortillas, warmed; For the garnish:; 1 (12 ounce) container Goya Guacamole, thawed; 1 (17.6 ounce) jar Goya Salsa Pico de Gallo; 1 cup sour cream; 1 (8 ounce) jar Goya Salsita (preferred flavor)

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

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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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Onion + flourtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together32,460 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Onion + creamtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together10,827 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Onion and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, olive, flour, cream):

Spinachfits better
Capsicumfits better
Eggplantfits better
Onionthe original

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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Yellow Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

Sizzling Steak Fajitas