Suya

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. Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,380 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

3. Garlic + peanuttop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together877 recipes

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

4. Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together6,402 recipes

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

5. Ginger + peanuttop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together524 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Round or flank steak

Provides the meat that becomes tender and juicy when grilled over moderate heat.

Peanuts

Adds body and a nutty flavour to the spice coating and helps it cling to the meat.

Onion salt

Seasons the meat deeply and enhances the savoury flavour of the spice blend.

Paprika

Contributes colour and a mild smoky sweetness to the spiced crust that browns on the grill.

Sugar

Promotes browning on the surface of the meat as it cooks over the grill.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, peanut):

1. Sweet potatofits better
2. Broccolifits better
3. Welsh onionfits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, peanut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.