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Ali's Coo Coo for Coconut Relish

"My husband and I enjoyed Puka Dogs with coconut relish while in Kauai, Hawaii. This is my attempt to replicate. It is yummy on hot dogs, brats, or Italian sausage. If you can't find coconut syrup, use simple syrup."

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Ali's Coo Coo for Coconut Relish

Why it works: Pepper and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,430 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Ali's Coo Coo for Coconut Relish

1 1/2 cups
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

372Calories
10 gProtein
33 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Syrupnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

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

  2. Jalapeno + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together152 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Coconut + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together238 recipes

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

  4. Jalapeno + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Coconut + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together969 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylethanol (rose, floral).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, pepper, mustard, syrup):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, pepper, mustard, syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.