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Hanger Steak with Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

Hanger steak is a great cut that is full of flavour when served rare, so adjust the cooking time suggested according to the thickness of the steak.

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Why it works: Coriander and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,498 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Hanger Steak with Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

4 people
Prep25 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories
7 gProtein
14 gFat
84 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Rapeseed Oilnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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.

By lovefood. 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. Coriander + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

  4. Sweet potato + coriandertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together304 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Olive + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, garlic, clove, olive, sweet potato, coriander, lemon):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, garlic, clove, olive, sweet potato, coriander, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.