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Cuban Burger

For Christmas I got one of those nifty burger stuffers and I finally have gotten around to using it. I decided to go with this delicious Cuban Burger. Ground pork stuffed with Swiss cheese and Canadian bacon, topped with chipotle mayo, pickles, and a Cuban style slaw. Give it a try, you won’t regret it!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Cuban Burger

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 ↓

Cuban Burger

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

739Calories
47 gProtein
45 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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 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. Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Lime + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together291 recipes

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

  5. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 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 (lime, oregano, clove, garlic, cumin, sugar, canola oil):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, oregano, clove, garlic, cumin, sugar, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.