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Kimchi Nachos

A variation on classic nachos loaded with Asian marinated beef and spicy kimchi and topped with a fried egg. Possibly the best nachos I’ve made.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Kimchi Nachos

Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Kimchi Nachos

Serves 2
Prep25 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1166Calories
70 gProtein
70 gFat
65 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Tortilla Chip1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sesame Seed1 tbsp (9g)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Kimchinot 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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  3. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, garlic, pepper, honey, butter, cheese, onion):

  1. Sesamethe original
  2. Beansfits about as well
  3. Peanutfits less well
  4. Chickpeafits less well

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