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Grilled Skirt Steak

Skirt steak is one of my favorite cuts of meat, it's cheap, so full of flavor and perfect for grilling. At my local warehouse club store, BJ's, they sell skirt steak for under $5 a pound. If you're...

By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Grilled Skirt Steak

Why it works: Olive and garlic 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 ↓

Grilled Skirt Steak

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

439Calories
27 gProtein
29 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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 steamykitchen. 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 + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Red wine + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together849 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  5. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, red wine, vinegar, sugar, pepper, clove):

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, red wine, vinegar, sugar, pepper, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.