Beans and Peanuts Soup

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. Basil + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together520 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Beans + peanuttop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together190 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

3. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,294 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

4. Carrot + beanstop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,443 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

5. Carrot + basiltop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,113 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Peanuts

Add body and a rich, nutty flavor to the soup.

Navy beans

Add starch that thickens the soup and gives it a hearty texture as they cook.

Black-eyed peas

Soften during the long simmer to add body and substance to the broth.

Carrot

Adds sweetness and color, and softens to help thicken the soup.

The step that matters

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, beans, pepper, peanut, onion, basil, coriander):

1. Chickpeafits better
2. Sesamefits better
3. Lentilsfits better
4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, beans, pepper, peanut, onion, basil, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.