Name: Vegetable Fried Rice II
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked brown rice; 1 (10 oz.) package frozen mixed vegetables (or 2 cups fresh vegetables, chopped); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 3 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce

Why it works: Rice and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,994 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Vegetable Fried Rice II

Ingredients

3 cups cooked brown rice
1 (10 oz.) package frozen mixed vegetables (or 2 cups fresh vegetables, chopped)
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce

Directions

In a large pan, heat oil on medium-high heat.
Add onion and rice.
Stir and cook until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium and add vegetables and meat to rice mixture.
Cook 2 minutes for frozen vegetables and 5 – 7 minutes for fresh vegetables.
Spread the mixture out to the sides of the pan, leaving space in the * middle for the eggs.
Add the eggs, and scramble until cooked firm.
Mix the eggs with the rice and vegetables, then sprinkle with soy sauce.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories

13 gProtein

33 gFat

57 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9

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.

Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Onion + saucetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together10,474 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Rice + saucetop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,396 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Onion and sauce barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,474 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, egg, olive, sauce):

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Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, egg, olive, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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Vegetable Fried Rice II