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Sun Dried Tomato and Pine Nut Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

"This special occasion meal has always been a big hit regardless of the crowd. While the stuffing mixture takes a little time to prepare, it is well worth it!"

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Sun Dried Tomato and Pine Nut Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Sun Dried Tomato and Pine Nut Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

8 servings
Prep30 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1092Calories
46 gProtein
50 gFat
116 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 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.

  1. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pine, shallot, clove, garlic, tomato, bread):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pine, shallot, clove, garlic, tomato, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.