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Thai Green Mango and Pork Platter

A stir‑fry of pork, green mango, chilies, garlic, ginger, and peanuts in a savory sauce.

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Why it works: Pork and mango share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 59 recipes mention both. Both carry 4-heptenal, which smells creamy, biscuit. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: peanut, soy, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Make the pork

  1. Stir fry the chilies, garlic, and ginger in the oil for 2 minutes.

  2. Add the pork strips and continue to cook until the pork is browned.

  3. Stir in the fish sauce, shrimp paste, sugar, and water.

  4. Cover and simmer until the pork is tender and the sauce is reduced and thick.

Finish and serve

  1. Remove from heat and stir in the mango and peanuts.

  2. Garnish with cilantro.

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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.

  1. Pork + mangotop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).

  2. Ginger + mangotop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together280 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  3. Garlic + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,402 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + shrimptop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,546 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Peanut oil + shrimptop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together104 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

What each ingredient does

Pork
Provides the main protein; browning builds savory flavor, and simmering makes it tender.
Mango
Adds sweetness and fresh acidity that balance the salty fish sauce and shrimp paste.
Fish sauce
Adds salty, savory depth that seasons the pork and sauce.
Peanuts
Add crunch and a rich, nutty fat to contrast the soft pork and sauce.
Garlic
Adds aroma and savory pungency that mellows as it cooks in the oil.

The step that matters

Simmer until the sauce is reduced and thick. Covered simmering tenderizes the pork, then the sauce must reduce so it clings to the meat. Stopping too early leaves a thin, watery sauce; cooking too long can make the pork dry.

Flavor stand-ins for the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ginger, peanut oil, pork, fish sauce, shrimp, sugar, mango):

  1. Corianderabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Turmericabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Peppermintabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against ginger, peanut oil, pork, fish sauce, shrimp, sugar, mango. 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).

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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