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Slow Cooker Carnitas From Old El Paso®

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Slow Cooker Carnitas From Old El Paso®

Why it works: Pork and cheddar cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,505 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Slow Cooker Carnitas From Old El Paso®

16 tortillas
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1214Calories
69 gProtein
42 gFat
136 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Taconot in our table0
Enchiladanot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0

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. Pork + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Sauce + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Onion + porktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,214 recipes

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

  4. Onion + cheddar cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

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

  5. Cheddar cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,036 recipes

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

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 (pork, sauce, flour, cheddar cheese, cream):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Mustardfits about as well
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

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