Why it works: Green beans and butter work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 154 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Green Beans with Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Clean, wash and boil the beans in salted water.
Melt the butter in a pan, add the drained beans and the salt and shake the pan a few times so that the beans are mixed with the butter.
Serve hot with cream of wheat croquettes.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Salt | 1 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.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
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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.
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Green beans + buttertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together154 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Green beans
- Form the main body of the dish, becoming tender when boiled.
- Butter
- Coats the beans, adding richness and a silky mouthfeel.
“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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