Why it works: Pork and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,025 recipes mention both. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓
The recipe
2 servingsIngredients
Contains: egg, milk, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Melt the butter in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the pork pieces and stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes until no pink remains and an internal temperature of 145°F (63°C) is reached. Remove the pork to a plate.
Add the chopped carrot and broccoli to the same pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes until just tender.
Add the frozen peas and chopped green onion and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Push the vegetables to one side of the pan. Pour the beaten egg into the empty side and scramble until set, about 1 minute, then mix it into the vegetables.
Add the cold cooked rice and stir-fry for 3 minutes, breaking up any clumps, until hot all the way through.
Stir in the soy sauce, garlic powder and ground ginger. Return the pork and any juices to the pan and toss for 2 minutes until heated through and evenly colored. Divide between two plates and serve hot.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pork + ricetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,025 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Carrot + peastop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,994 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Carrot + oniontop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together21,599 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Carrot + broccolitop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,440 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
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Carrot + ricetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,351 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the broccoli
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pork, carrot, onion, peas, egg, rice):
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Asparagusbetter flavor fit
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Broccolithe original
Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pork, carrot, onion, peas, egg, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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