Name: Rosemary Roasted Pork Tenderloin with a Bourbon Glaze and Old Amsterdam Grits
Ingredients: Pork; 3 pounds pork tenderloin (2 large pieces); 3 large cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped; 5 teaspoons ground black pepper (If you like a bit less heat, use 4 teaspoons); 2 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt; 2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Bourbon Glaze; (Makes 1/4 cup); 3/4 cup of good Bourbon; 1/4 cup pure maple syrup; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; Amsterdam Cheese Grits; 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 cup white stone ground grits; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 4 ounces grated Old Amsterdam cheese; Freshly ground white pepper; Collard Greens; 4 to 5 pounds of fresh collard greens; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large clove garlic, minced; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; Fresh squeezed lemon juice

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

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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.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together519 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,180 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,324 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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 (pork, garlic, rosemary, pepper, mustard, olive, maple syrup):

Thymefits better
Oreganofits better
Sagefits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, garlic, rosemary, pepper, mustard, olive, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Collard Greens	1 cup (36g) raw	11
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
White Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Rosemary Roasted Pork Tenderloin with a Bourbon Glaze and Old Amsterdam Grits