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Cincinnati-Style Vegetable Chili

Cincinnati-style chili involves adding cinnamon, allspice, cloves and even cocoa to the chili. Traditionally, it was served over spaghetti.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Cincinnati-Style Vegetable Chili

Why it works: Oregano and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Cincinnati-Style Vegetable Chili

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

969Calories
34 gProtein
39 gFat
130 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower1 oz (28g) hulled165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Kidney Bean1/2 cup canned (128g) drained112
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Kale1 cup chopped (67g)33
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Safflowernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Chardnot in our table0

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Oregano + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, sunflower, clove, garlic, oregano, cumin, cinnamon):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, sunflower, clove, garlic, oregano, cumin, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.