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Black Beans and Rice

"Black Beans and Rice is the perfect family side dish. It's fast and affordable, and everyone loves the taste. A black bean and rice dish is more than satisfying, too--it's packed with protein for a healthy meal. Our recipe for rice and beans can't be easier. You make it with GOYA® Canned Beans, so you won't mind when your family requests it again and again."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Black Beans and Rice

Why it works: Oregano and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Black Beans and Rice

4 servings
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

537Calories
13 gProtein
15 gFat
82 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Annattonot in our table0
Leafnot 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. Oregano + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Beans + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,188 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, wine, sugar, oregano, vinegar, cumin, pepper):

  1. Chickpeafits about as well
  2. Beansthe original
  3. Lentilsfits about as well
  4. Black-eyed peafits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, wine, sugar, oregano, vinegar, cumin, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.