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Carbonada Criolla

A hearty Argentine stew of beef, corn, pumpkin, potatoes, and rice simmered with onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and parsley.

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Why it works: Garlic and onion 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 ↓

Carbonada Criolla

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the base

  1. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan.

  2. Brown a large clove of garlic in the oil and discard it.

  3. Add the finely chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, and chopped green peppers to the oil and sauté.

  4. Add salt, pepper to taste, and finely chopped fresh parsley.

  5. Remove the sautéed vegetables from the saucepan and set aside.

Brown and add vegetables

  1. Add and brown the cubed stew beef.

  2. Add the corn slices (or drained canned corn).

  3. Add the cubed pumpkin or butternut squash.

  4. Add the peeled and chopped white potatoes.

  5. Return the sautéed vegetables to the saucepan.

Simmer and serve

  1. Add beef or vegetable stock (or water) to cover, and add the uncooked rice.

  2. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and meat is thoroughly cooked. Add more liquid if necessary.

  3. Serve over additional rice if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

903Calories
41 gProtein
31 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Stewnot in our table0
Pumpkinnot 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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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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Stew beef
Provides meat flavor and becomes tender through long, moist simmering.
Rice
Absorbs cooking liquid and thickens the stew as it cooks.
White potatoes
Break down slightly in the liquid, adding body and starch to the stew.
Pumpkin or butternut squash
Softens into the liquid and adds natural sweetness and body.
Onion
Sautéed at the start, it builds a savory aromatic base for the dish.
Tomatoes
Add acidity and moisture that help form the stew's flavor base.

The step that matters

Simmering with the lid on and adding liquid as needed. Rice and starchy vegetables absorb liquid as they cook, so the pot can scorch or turn dry. Gentle simmering keeps the beef tender and the rice cooking evenly.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, onion, tomato, pepper, parsley, beef, corn):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, onion, tomato, pepper, parsley, beef, corn. 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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