Burgoo

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. Beef + porktop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,690 recipes

   Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

2. Pork + chickentop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,417 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

3. Beef + chickentop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,148 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

4. Beef + lambtop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together896 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

5. Lamb + chickentop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together626 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Mixed cooked meats

Provides the main body and savory richness of the stew.

Potato

Adds starch that thickens the broth slightly and gives body to the stew.

Okra

Releases natural thickening compounds that help give the stew body during simmering.

Tomatoes

Add acidity and sweetness that balance the rich meat and stock.

Worcestershire sauce

Adds savory, tangy depth that rounds out the broth.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, sauce, tomato):

1. Potatofits better
2. Capsicumfits about as well
3. Onionthe original
4. Asparagusfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against meat, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, sauce, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.