Name: Stuffed Mangoes
Ingredients: one pound mangoes; one pound hamburger steak; one-half pound cheese; two large; three crackers; one onion; one small chili; salt

Why it works: Mango and onion work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 682 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Stuffed Mangoes

Ingredients

Directions

Remove seeds and veins from mangoes.
Stuff mangoes with hamburger steak, cheese, tomatoes, crackers, onion, chili, and salt.
Bake the stuffed mangoes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

870Calories

48 gProtein

26 gFat

107 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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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.

Mango + oniontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together682 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,849 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mango + cheesetop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

What each ingredient does

Mangoes: Form the vessel that holds the filling and softens and sweetens as it bakes.
Hamburger steak: Provides the main meaty body and richness of the filling.
Cheese: Melts into the filling, adding fat, creaminess and browning on top.
Crackers: Absorb juices and help bind the stuffing so it holds its shape.