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Pork Chops with Grapes and Almonds

"Golden brown pork chops are smothered with sauteed mushrooms and creamy Alfredo sauce, then sprinkled with toasted almonds and fresh grapes."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Pork Chops with Grapes and Almonds

Why it works: Basil and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Pork Chops with Grapes and Almonds

4 servings
Prep40 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

809Calories
39 gProtein
42 gFat
66 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Red Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Basil + oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Pasta + oreganotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together364 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Pasta + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together853 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, sauce, olive, pepper, pork, mushroom, oregano):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits about as well
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

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