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Rib-Eye Fajitas on the Grill

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Rib-Eye Fajitas on the Grill

Why it works: Lime and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Rib-Eye Fajitas on the Grill

Serves 8 to 12

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1097Calories
42 gProtein
21 gFat
185 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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 epicurious. 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. Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

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

  2. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Lime + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (sauce, lime, clove, red wine, pepper, lemon, flour):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Marjoramfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, lime, clove, red wine, pepper, lemon, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.