Why it works: Oregano and white pepper work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 87 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
The recipe
8 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and ground turkey. Cook, breaking up the turkey, until no pink remains and it reaches 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part, about 8 minutes.
Stir in the green chiles, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne and white pepper. Cook 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the cannellini beans with their liquid and the chicken broth. Bring to a gentle boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the flavors blend and the chili thickens slightly.
Taste and adjust the cayenne and white pepper as desired.
Ladle the chili into bowls and top each serving with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
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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Oregano + white peppertop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together87 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Cumin + oreganotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together983 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Cumin + cinnamontop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,103 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
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Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,083 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the cinnamon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, turkey, pepper, cumin, oregano, white pepper):
- Thymebetter flavor fit
- Rosemarybetter flavor fit
- Marjorambetter flavor fit
- Cinnamonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, turkey, pepper, cumin, oregano, white pepper. 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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