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 ↓
Kjebapchinja
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the meat
Mix the ground beef, ground mutton, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper into a meat mixture, knead thoroughly, and leave in a cool place to sit for several hours.
Chop the onion finely.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, and cook slowly until it is soft and beginning to color.
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
Add the cooked onion and garlic to the meat mixture, season with salt and pepper, and work all into a meat mixture.
Leave the mixture for a short while in a cool place.
Shape the mixture into smaller kjebapchinja.
Grill and serve
Grill the kjebapchinja on a very hot grill, brushing with oil while grilling.
Serve with spring onions, tomatoes, and small hot peppers.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
| Mutton | 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.
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.
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,092 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together27,090 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together18,971 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
- Ground young beef
- Provides the main meaty body and juiciness of the kebapčinja.
- Ground mutton
- Adds richer flavor and fat, keeping the grilled meat moist.
- Onion
- Adds sweetness and moisture to the meat mixture when cooked soft.
- Garlic
- Adds aroma and pungency that mellows during cooking.
The step that matters
Grilling on a very hot grill while brushing with oil. A very hot grill browns the surface quickly, sealing in juices before the interior dries out. Brushing with oil keeps the surface from drying and sticking.
Swap the clove
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, mutton, onion, garlic, pepper):
- Cuminfits better
- Parsleyfits better
- Thymefits better
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against beef, mutton, onion, garlic, pepper. 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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