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Spicy Corn Cakes with Black Beans

For even more flavor, top corn cakes with sour cream, purchased or homemade salsa and chopped fresh cilantro. To make a quick homemade salsa, combine 1 tomato, seeded and chopped; 1/2 onion, chopped; 2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro; and fresh lime juice to taste.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Spicy Corn Cakes with Black Beans

Why it works: Beans and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,211 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Spicy Corn Cakes with Black Beans

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1113Calories
39 gProtein
42 gFat
148 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
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 williamssonoma. 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. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Beans + oreganotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together453 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

  4. Oregano + corntop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together360 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, flour, pepper, butter, buttermilk, egg, corn):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, flour, pepper, butter, buttermilk, egg, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.