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Christopholofigus's Infamous Jalapeno Relish

"A delicious spicy relish that goes great on burgers, hot dogs, etc... What you really want to try this out on is fresh sweet watermelon! Just trust me on this one... *smile*"

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Christopholofigus's Infamous Jalapeno Relish

Why it works: Garlic and onion 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 ↓

Christopholofigus's Infamous Jalapeno Relish

3 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

62Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Saucenot 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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Jalapeno + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 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 jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, dill, clove, garlic, onion, sauce):

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

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