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Corn, Cheese & Chilli Empanadas

A spicy Latin American treat, great served with drinks or as part of a special meal for two

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Corn, Cheese & Chilli Empanadas

Why it works: Onion and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,192 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Corn, Cheese & Chilli Empanadas

Makes 8 mini empanadas
Prep25 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

355Calories
14 gProtein
28 gFat
11 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Sweetcornnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Pastrynot 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. Onion + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

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

  2. Coriander + sesametop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together707 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Coriander + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Onion + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together42,912 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Sweetcorn + oniontop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together232 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

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

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweetcorn, onion, butter, egg, sesame):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Corianderthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweetcorn, onion, butter, egg, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.