Name: South of the Border Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 (6 inch) tortillas (corn preferred), cut into 1/2 inch strips; 1 cup chopped green bell pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth; 2 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat; 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (optional); 1 teaspoon chili powder

Why it works: Pepper and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

South of the Border Chicken Soup

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 (6 inch) tortillas (corn preferred), cut into 1/2 inch strips
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (optional)
1 teaspoon chili powder

Directions

Heat oil in a large stock point.
When hot, place tortillas strips and fray, constantly stirring until golden.
Remove strips, place on paper towel, trying to allow as much oil be absorbed as possible.
Place onion and green bell pepper into the stock pot. Cook over medium heat until as soft as you prefer.
Add garlic, stir in flour just for a few seconds. Then gradually stir in chicken broth, making sure the flour dissolves before pouring it all in.
Add cooked chicken, chili powder, and optional mixed vegetables and cook until thickened (letting it go until it boils on medium heat is good)
Serve. Sprinkle the tortillas strips onto the individual bowls of soup and also eat on the side.
Category:Recipes
Category:Mexican
Category:Mexican Soups

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1119Calories

52 gProtein

37 gFat

144 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Green Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Meat	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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.

Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, pepper, garlic, flour, chicken, meat):

Cuminfits better
Turmericfits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

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