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Charred Corn and Heirloom Tomato Steak Fajitas

"Enjoy this unique take on the fajita. An easy-to-make marinade, a few fresh ingredients and an affordable cut of meat and you've got a meal the whole family will enjoy."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Charred Corn and Heirloom Tomato Steak Fajitas

Why it works: Cumin and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,216 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Charred Corn and Heirloom Tomato Steak Fajitas

4 servings
Prep4 min
Cook6 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

857Calories
44 gProtein
44 gFat
78 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot 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. Cumin + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

  3. Jalapeno + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Jalapeno + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,035 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, wheat, garlic, jalapeno, pepper, cumin, lime):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, wheat, garlic, jalapeno, pepper, cumin, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.