Name: Pork Katsu with Quick Carrot Pickles
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar; 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 large carrots; 2 scallions, very thinly sliced diagonally; 1 large egg; 1 cup (Japanese bread crumbs); 2 (3 1/2-to 4-ounces) boneless center-cut pork chops; 3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Why it works: Bread and pork are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,371 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Pork Katsu with Quick Carrot Pickles

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sugar
2 large carrots
2 scallions, very thinly sliced diagonally
1 large egg
1 cup (Japanese bread crumbs)
2 (3 1/2-to 4-ounces) boneless center-cut pork chops
3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1015Calories

48 gProtein

34 gFat

124 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 epicurious. 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.

Bread + porktop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,371 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together22,662 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Carrot + porktop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,772 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,806 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Carrot + breadtop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,628 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, sugar, egg, bread, pork):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Asparagusfits better
Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, sugar, egg, bread, pork. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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