Why it works: Tomato and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 14,164 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
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.
Season the ground beef with the any-type seasoning, salt and black pepper. Shape gently into patties without overworking the meat.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the patties 4 to 5 minutes per side until browned and cooked through to 160°F (71°C) in the center. Transfer to a plate.
In the same skillet over medium heat, cook the sliced white onion and sliced green bell peppers 6 to 8 minutes, stirring, until softened.
Stir in the cream of mushroom soup, diced tomatoes and crushed kidney beans. Simmer over low heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Return the patties to the skillet, spoon the sauce over them, cover and simmer on low for 5 minutes to heat through.
Sprinkle with the diced green onions and serve hot.
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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Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,164 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Beef + mushroomtop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,231 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Beef + oniontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,091 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Beef + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,445 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Mushroom + tomatotop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,718 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, beef, pepper, cream, mushroom, tomato, olive):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
- Spinachabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against meat, beef, pepper, cream, mushroom, tomato, olive. 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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