Why it works: Chicken and wonton wrapper work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and 49 recipes mention both. Both carry acetaldehyde, which smells pungent, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 36Ingredients
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.
Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly brush a mini muffin tin with half of the vegetable oil. Press one wonton wrapper into each cup so the edges fan out, then bake 8 to 10 minutes until golden and crisp.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and red pepper and cook about 3 minutes until softened.
Add the chopped chicken breast and the Sazon seasoning. Cook, stirring, about 5 minutes until no pink remains and the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part.
Stir in the black beans and chopped cilantro and cook 2 minutes to heat through. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Spoon the filling into the baked wonton cups and top each with shredded Mexican cheese blend.
Return the tin to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes until the cheese melts. Serve warm.
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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Chicken + wonton wrappertop 12% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together49 recipes
Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).
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Pepper + coriandertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,948 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Onion + chickentop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,808 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Coriander + beanstop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,261 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Onion + beanstop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,241 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the coriander
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, pepper, chicken, beans, cheese, wonton wrapper):
- Garlicbetter flavor fit
- Cuminbetter flavor fit
- Celeryabout as good a flavor fit
- Corianderthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against onion, pepper, chicken, beans, cheese, wonton wrapper. 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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