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Why it works: Tomato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,633 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Asaro

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the yam up into cubes (about 1 inch on each side).

  2. Rinse the yams.

  3. Place them in a large pot with enough water to cook them.

  4. Add - Ground tomatoes and peppers OR Tomato sauce and tomato paste

  5. Also add sliced/diced onions, salt, and pepper.

  6. If you wish, you can also add meat or fish.

  7. Cook until the yams are soft enough to eat.

  8. Mix the contents of the pot to get a good distribution.

  9. Usually eaten as a side or as a meal.

  10. Category:Nigerien Recipes

  11. Category:Nigerien Snacks

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Yamnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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.

  1. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  2. Yam + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Yam + tomatotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Sauce + oniontop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together10,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sauce and onion barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,474 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the yam

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, onion):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Okrafits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Yamthe original

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

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