Name: Jim' N Nick's Coleslaw
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 2-pound head of green cabbage, quartered, cored, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 14 cups); 1 1/4 cups apple cider vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup grated peeled carrots; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup mayonnaise

Why it works: Carrot and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 21,601 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Jim' N Nick's Coleslaw

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

1 2-pound head of green cabbage, quartered, cored, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 14 cups)
1 1/4 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
1 cup grated peeled carrots
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup mayonnaise

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

221Calories

9 gProtein

6 gFat

34 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Green Cabbage	1 cup shredded (89g)	22
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

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

By epicurious. 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.

Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cabbage + carrottop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,505 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cabbage + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,001 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cabbage + apple cider vinegartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together39 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Apple cider vinegar + oniontop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together469 recipes

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

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cabbage, apple cider vinegar, sugar, onion):

Mustardfits better
Broccolifits better
Beetrootfits better
Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cabbage, apple cider vinegar, sugar, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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