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Merlot-Peppercorn Steak Sauce

"This is a quick merlot and peppercorn sauce which cooks very quickly. It's very tasty poured over a top sirloin or a thick porterhouse steak!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Merlot-Peppercorn Steak Sauce

Why it works: Clove and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 519 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Merlot-Peppercorn Steak Sauce

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

168Calories
4 gProtein
12 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

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

  3. Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Mushroom + winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,632 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol (allspice, anise).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mushroom, garlic, wine, vinegar, sauce, rosemary):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, mushroom, garlic, wine, vinegar, sauce, rosemary. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.