Name: Chilli Bean Baguettes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Easily halved
Ingredients: 2 x 400g cans mixed beans , drained and rinsed; 1 red chilli , deseeded and chopped, or 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 garlic clove , chopped; 500g carton passata (or 400g can chopped tomatoes); 2 tsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; small baguette , thickly sliced; 1 tbsp grated vegetarian cheddar or parmesan

Why it works: Beans and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,713 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chilli Bean Baguettes

Easily halved

Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

2 x 400g cans mixed beans , drained and rinsed
1 red chilli , deseeded and chopped, or 1 tsp chilli flakes
1 garlic clove , chopped
500g carton passata (or 400g can chopped tomatoes)
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
small baguette , thickly sliced
1 tbsp grated vegetarian cheddar or parmesan

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

308Calories

18 gProtein

17 gFat

21 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Bean	not in our table	0

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.

Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,713 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Beans + garlictop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,935 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Beans + clovetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together908 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, garlic, tomato, sugar, vinegar):

Cuminfits better
Corianderfits better
Oreganofits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, garlic, tomato, sugar, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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