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Queso Fundido Con Chorizo a LA Tequila

A warm cheese dip with chorizo and flambe with tequila. Perfect with chips or warm tortillas.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Queso Fundido Con Chorizo a LA Tequila

Why it works: Jalapeno and cumin work together. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 688 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Queso Fundido Con Chorizo a LA Tequila

Serves 6
Prep25 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

500Calories
42 gProtein
31 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8

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. Jalapeno + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Onion + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,498 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Pepper + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,214 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, pepper, cumin, cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, onion, pepper, cumin, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.