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Super Speedy Chilli

This spicy Mexican beef one pot doesn't need hours of simmering- whip it up in a flash for a cosy night in

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Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,866 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Crumble the beef stock cube into a small bowl and dissolve it in a splash of boiling water.

  2. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef mince, break it up and cook for 5 minutes until browned.

  3. Add the sliced red onion and red peppers and cook for 4 minutes, stirring, until softened.

  4. Stir in the ground cumin and the fiery chilli pesto and cook for 1 minute.

  5. Pour in the dissolved stock and add the drained kidney beans. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, until the mince is cooked through to 160°F (71°C) in the thickest part.

  6. Stir in most of the chopped coriander, reserving a small handful for topping.

  7. Warm the flour tortillas in a dry pan for about 30 seconds per side, or until soft and pliable.

  8. Spoon the chilli onto the tortillas and top with the sliced avocados, reduced-fat mayonnaise and the reserved coriander. Serve straight away.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Coriander + avocadotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,094 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Beef + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together17,091 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Cumin + avocadotop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together415 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the kidney beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, cumin, pepper, coriander, flour, avocado, onion):

  1. Chickpeabetter flavor fit
  2. Beansbetter flavor fit
  3. Lentilsbetter flavor fit
  4. Kidney beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, cumin, pepper, coriander, flour, avocado, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).