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Asian Steak Kabobs

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By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Asian Steak Kabobs

Why it works: Onion and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,626 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Asian Steak Kabobs

Serves 6
Prep2 hr
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

221Calories
8 gProtein
1 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By steamykitchen. 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.

  1. Onion + mushroomtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,626 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Onion + cherry tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Pepper + cherry tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18 recipes

    Shared aroma: butanol (wine).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, onion, mushroom):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

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