Name: Rouladen
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6 steak rolls
Ingredients: 6 (1/2 pound) sirloin tip steaks, thin cut; 3 slices bacon, cut in half; 2 dill pickles, cut into 3 wedges; prepared Dijon-style mustard; salt and pepper to taste; 1 onion, cut into 6 wedges; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 (.75 ounce) packets dry brown gravy mix

Why it works: Dill and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 560 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Rouladen

6 steak rolls

Prep1 hr

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

6 (1/2 pound) sirloin tip steaks, thin cut
3 slices bacon, cut in half
2 dill pickles, cut into 3 wedges
prepared Dijon-style mustard
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, cut into 6 wedges
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 (.75 ounce) packets dry brown gravy mix

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

219Calories

5 gProtein

17 gFat

12 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Salt	1 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.

Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together560 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mustard + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,259 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,430 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dill, mustard, pepper):

Horseradishfits better
Lettucefits better
Broccolifits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dill, mustard, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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