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Chilaquiles in Mulato Chilli Sauce

Chilaquiles are a traditional Mexican dish using baked or fried tortillas as the base - great for a casual gathering

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Chilaquiles in Mulato Chilli Sauce

Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Chilaquiles in Mulato Chilli Sauce

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1224Calories
57 gProtein
51 gFat
134 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla Chip1 medium flour (45g)140
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Pumpkin + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,744 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sesame, garlic, clove, onion, cinnamon, bread):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits about as well
  4. Pumpkinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sesame, garlic, clove, onion, cinnamon, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.