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Shredded Pork Taquitos

A Mexican-style dish of corn tortillas filled with shredded pork, cheese, green chiles, onions, and seasonings, then fried.

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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 ↓

Shredded Pork Taquitos

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Shred the roast pork (or roast beef or chicken) with a fork.

  2. Add the remaining ingredients (except tortillas) and mix together.

Roll and fry

  1. Dip the tortillas in warmed oil to soften them.

  2. Spread a large tablespoon of the pork mixture on each tortilla and roll up.

  3. Secure with a wooden pick and fry in oil.

Serve

  1. Can be frozen.

  2. Dip in sour cream and avocado dip.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

976Calories
97 gProtein
46 gFat
41 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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.

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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.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Corn + porktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,069 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Corn tortillas
Form the edible wrapper that holds the filling and crisps when fried.
Roast pork
Supplies the bulk and savory meaty flavor of the filling.
Cheese
Melts into the filling, adding richness and helping bind it together.
Green chiles
Add mild heat and a fresh, tangy flavor to the filling.

The step that matters

Softening the tortillas in warm oil. Cold corn tortillas are stiff and crack when rolled. Brief dipping in warm oil makes them pliable so they bend around the filling without tearing.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, pork, cheese, onion, pepper, clove, garlic):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, pork, cheese, onion, pepper, clove, garlic. 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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