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Pecan-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels with Carolina Mustard Sauce

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Pecan-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels with Carolina Mustard Sauce

Why it works: Pork and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 22,121 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pecan-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels with Carolina Mustard Sauce

Serves: 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

487Calories
33 gProtein
38 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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 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.

  1. Pork + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,121 recipes

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

  2. Pork + pecanstop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Pecans + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together396 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the pecans

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

  1. Black-eyed peafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Soybeanfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

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