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Adobo Grilled Pork with Esquite Stuffed Onions

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients
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Adobo Grilled Pork with Esquite Stuffed Onions

Why it works: Cumin and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Adobo Grilled Pork with Esquite Stuffed Onions

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

584Calories
34 gProtein
29 gFat
54 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 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.

By aspicyperspective. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cumin + oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Cinnamon + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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 (garlic, clove, cinnamon, vinegar, pepper, cumin, oregano):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, cinnamon, vinegar, pepper, cumin, oregano. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.