Name: Cyndee's Best Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 1/2 pounds top round steak; 1 large onion, diced; 2 celery ribs, finely chopped; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced; 1 (1 ounce) packet dry au jus mix; 4 cups water, or amount to cover

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Cyndee's Best Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast

6 servings

Prep20 min

Cook8 hr

Ingredients

3 1/2 pounds top round steak
1 large onion, diced
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 (1 ounce) packet dry au jus mix
4 cups water, or amount to cover

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

331Calories

28 gProtein

16 gFat

17 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Water	not in our table	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.

Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, pepper):

Carrotfits better
Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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