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Jalapeno Steak

"Jalapenos mixed with the other ingredients give a spicy and delicious kick to grilled steak. Marinate this steak in the fridge for up to 24 hours before cooking."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Jalapeno Steak

Why it works: Jalapeno and lime are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,035 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Jalapeno Steak

6 servings
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

280Calories
27 gProtein
15 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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 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. Jalapeno + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,035 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

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

  3. Lime + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together291 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

  5. Clove + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together556 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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, clove, garlic, lime, oregano):

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

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