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North African Sweet Potato Meat Pie

A pie with a ground beef crust and sweet potato filling.

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Why it works: Allspice and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,331 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

North African Sweet Potato Meat Pie

Oven350°F
Timeabout 50 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the meat shell

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. In a bowl, stir together the ground beef, breadcrumbs, allspice, nutmeg, pepper, cayenne, and 1 tsp of salt.

  3. Press mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9‑inch pie plate up to the rim; refrigerate for about 15 minutes.

Fill and bake

  1. Meanwhile, in another large bowl mash together the sweet potatoes and remaining ingredients and the remaining 1/2 tsp salt with a potato masher until mixture is smooth.

  2. Spoon the sweet potato mixture into the uncooked meat shell.

  3. Bake in a 350‑degree oven for about 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1339Calories
60 gProtein
43 gFat
179 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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. Allspice + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,331 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Nutmeg + sweet potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together414 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Allspice + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,395 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Nutmeg + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together13,015 recipes

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

  5. Allspice + sweet potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together105 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl benzoate (fruity, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Ground beef
Forms the savoury shell that holds the filling together as it cooks.
Breadcrumbs
Absorb moisture and help the meat mixture bind into a firm shell.
Eggs
Bind the smooth filling and help it set when baked.
Sweet potatoes
Provide the bulk, moisture and body of the smooth filling.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the filling brown slightly as it bakes.
Milk
Adds moisture and softness to the filling, giving a creamier set.

The step that matters

Spoon the filling into the uncooked meat shell. The raw meat shell must stay intact and cold. Pressing it firmly and chilling it first keeps its shape, so the smooth filling does not break through or mix into the beef during baking.

Swap the sweet potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, allspice, nutmeg, pepper, sugar, milk, egg):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Sweet potatothe original
  3. Carrotfits about as well
  4. Potatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, allspice, nutmeg, pepper, sugar, milk, egg. 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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