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Molondrones Guisados

A Dominican okra stew with tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, garlic, and tomato paste.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Molondrones Guisados

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the base

  1. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a shallow pan.

  2. Sauté the onions, then add the pepper, tomatoes, garlic and vinegar.

Simmer

  1. Add the okra and the black pepper.

  2. Let simmer until the okra is tender, adding water when necessary.

  3. Adjust salt to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

292Calories
6 gProtein
15 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Okra1 cup (100g)33
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Okra + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Okra + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Okra + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together715 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Okra
Forms the main body of the dish and thickens the sauce as it softens.
Tomato paste
Adds concentrated tomato flavour, deepening colour and savoury depth.
Onion
Sweetens and builds flavour as it softens and browns in the oil.
Vinegar
Adds a sharp acidity that brightens the cooked vegetables.

The step that matters

Simmering the okra. Okra releases a thickening starch as it cooks. Too little liquid can make it stick and scorch, so adding water as needed keeps it moist and evenly tender.

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (okra, pepper, tomato, onion, garlic, vinegar):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against okra, pepper, tomato, onion, garlic, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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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