Papas Rellenas

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

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

3. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,517 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

5. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together6,458 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Mashed potatoes

Form the outer shell that holds the meat filling together.

Flour

Helps the potato mixture hold its shape and gives the outside a dry surface to brown.

Egg

Binds the potato and meat mixtures so they hold together while frying.

Hamburger

Provides the savory meat filling inside each potato.

Onion

Adds aroma and sweetness to the meat filling as it cooks.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, flour, egg, garlic, pepper, olive):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, flour, egg, garlic, pepper, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.