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Steak and Mushroom Sandwich

"Tender steak is cooked with onion and bell pepper for a flavorful sandwich filling perfect for easy weeknight meals!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Steak and Mushroom Sandwich

Why it works: Onion and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,626 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Steak and Mushroom Sandwich

8 sandwiches
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

440Calories
38 gProtein
23 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
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. Onion + mushroomtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,626 recipes

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

  2. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Mushroom + provolone cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Onion + provolone cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together181 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, mushroom, sauce, provolone cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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