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Less-Butter Steak Diane

"I LOVE Steak Diane, but most of the recipes I find are made with way too much butter and/or olive oil. I wanted a lighter version, but with the same amazing flavor. So, after experimenting a bit, this is what I came up with. I think it is even better than those buttery, fatty versions. This recipe also yields lots of yummy gravy, so it's great with mashed potatoes."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Less-Butter Steak Diane

Why it works: Mushroom and shallot are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,982 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Less-Butter Steak Diane

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

886Calories
44 gProtein
28 gFat
107 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
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. Mushroom + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,982 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Beef + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, red wine, mushroom, shallot, clove, garlic, sauce):

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, red wine, mushroom, shallot, clove, garlic, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.