Name: Tomatoes Filled with Meat
Ingredients: 600g of veal; tomatos; 100g of onion; 4 eggs; spices; rise; parsley; cooking oil

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 ↓

Tomatoes Filled with Meat

Timeabout 25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Wash the tomatoes and carefully, with the knife, take off the top of each tomato. Take off the core, also. Leave the tomato to dry.
Mince the veal in the meantime.

Make the filling

Fry chopped onion and add minced meat, salt and pepper.
When the meat is fried, add chopped parsley, beaten eggs and some cooked rice.

Bake and serve

Fill the tomato with this mixture and put it in a saucepan.
Bake for about 25 minutes.
Serve on top of cooked rice in a plate with tomato juice or ketchup.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

264Calories

9 gProtein

19 gFat

16 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Veal	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.

Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + parsleytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,398 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Veal + oniontop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together6,841 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Veal + parsleytop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,766 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Veal: Provides the main meaty body of the filling and holds its shape when cooked.
Eggs: Bind the filling together and set when baked, giving it structure.
Rice (in the method): Adds bulk and soaks up moisture in the filling, keeping it tender.
Onion: Adds sweetness and aroma when fried into the filling.
Tomatoes (in the method): Act as the edible cups that hold the filling and release juices as they bake.