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Beans and Franks Applesauce Bake

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Beans and Franks Applesauce Bake

Why it works: Beans and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 852 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Beans and Franks Applesauce Bake

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

545Calories
36 gProtein
37 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Hot Dognot in our table0
Beannot 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. Beans + mustardtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together852 recipes

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

  2. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

  3. Pork + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Onion + beanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,242 recipes

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

  5. Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,595 recipes

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

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, beans, pork, mustard, ketchup, cheddar cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, beans, pork, mustard, ketchup, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.