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Central American Tacos

"Wonderful authentic tacos I first tasted in Guatemala at a taco stand. May be a little different to the American taste, but the green sauce is the crowning touch. The flavors are the subtle flavors of Central America."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Central American Tacos

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Central American Tacos

5 servings
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

854Calories
39 gProtein
41 gFat
88 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
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.

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Jalapeno + avocadotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together441 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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 (potato, beef, onion, pepper, clove, garlic, avocado):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, beef, onion, pepper, clove, garlic, avocado. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.