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Steak and Eggs with Herbed Cherry Tomatoes

From sausages to bacon, pork may be the king of the breakfast table, but a juicy rib-eye steak with a side of eggs is an equally tempting combination. Here, a vibrant sauté of cherry tomatoes brightens the classic duo. Serve with toasted English muffins to soak up the juices.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Steak and Eggs with Herbed Cherry Tomatoes

Why it works: Pepper and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,585 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Steak and Eggs with Herbed Cherry Tomatoes

Serves 4.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

567Calories
35 gProtein
34 gFat
30 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Chives1 tbsp (3g)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 williamssonoma. 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. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  2. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Chive + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Olive + cherry tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

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

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, beef, pepper, chive, thyme, egg):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, beef, pepper, chive, thyme, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.