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A Filipino goat dish marinated with salt and stock, grilled, then simmered with habanero, onions, bell pepper, and oil.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Onion and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Asun

Oven180˚C

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the goat

  1. Place goat meat in a clean bowl. Add salt and stock cubes, and give a good massage. Marinate for at least 2 hours to properly season the meat.

Grill

  1. Place the marinated goat meat on an electric barbecue grill or oven grill. Rub some vegetable oil on the meat.

  2. Cover the grill, and grill for about 20 minutes. If you are using an oven grill, grill it for about 40 minutes at 180˚C.

Make the sauce and finish

  1. In a food processor, blend the habanero pepper, and onions to a chunky paste.

  2. Place a pan on medium heat. Add the grilled meat along with about ¾ cup water to introduce moisture. Let cook for about 5–10 minutes.

  3. Stir in the pepper and onion mixture, and let cook for about 5–7 minutes.

  4. Add the chopped bell pepper and onion. Combine thoroughly, and add salt to taste.

  5. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil, and combine very well. Leave to simmer for about 2 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

89Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Meatnot 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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  2. Meat + oniontop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together6,364 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Meat + peppertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together8,777 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Goat meat
Main protein that becomes tender and browned during grilling and simmering.
Habanero pepper
Provides the sharp heat and pungent aroma that defines the dish.
Onions
Add sweetness and savory depth as they soften into the paste and sauce.
Bell pepper
Adds fresh, mild sweetness and crunch to the finished dish.

The step that matters

Grilling the marinated meat. Grilling too briefly leaves the meat tough and under-browned, while the long simmer afterwards can dry it out. Cook until the surface is browned and the meat is tender, and keep some moisture by adding the water before the simmer.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against meat, pepper. 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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