Name: Nachos De Platano
Ingredients: plantain; Chicken; onions (green, red and yellow); garlic and spices; Monterey jack cheese

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 ↓

Nachos De Platano

Ingredients

Directions

I went to Bahama Breeze, a local restaurant, and they had a very interesting appetizer. It was like the nachos made with tortillas, but they used plantian instead, what we Cuban call 'tostones' (this is the twice fried plantain that comes out like a cracker).
I came home and tried it during last weekend changing some things. First I fried the plantain, but not in the traditional tostones style, but in what we call 'mariquitas'. These are wafer thin slices of plantain that are fried until golden.
I layered the bottom of a large metal pie dish. On top I put some left over Chicken breasts, and I covered that with a stir fry to onions, peppers (green, red and yellow), garlic and spices.
I added some Monterey jack cheese (shredded) and put it in the broiler until the cheese had melted but not too long. It was great and it was a respite from the traditional nachos.
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

326Calories

39 gProtein

13 gFat

11 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Plantain	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.

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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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,936 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,849 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).