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Beefy Now and Later

"This is a great recipe that i learned from my mom, that she learned from her mom. It's easy and very yummy. I hope you enjoy it like my family does!"

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Beefy Now and Later

Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Beefy Now and Later

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

925Calories
67 gProtein
42 gFat
66 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Cottage cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Parmesan cheese + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together879 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, onion, pepper, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, rice):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Dillfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, onion, pepper, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.