Name: Grilled Beef Filets with Caramelized Shallots
Ingredients: 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1 lb. shallots, thinly sliced; 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 beef filets, each about 8 oz.; 1 Tbs. grapeseed or olive oil

Why it works: Shallot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,476 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Grilled Beef Filets with Caramelized Shallots

Ingredients

2 Tbs. unsalted butter
1 lb. shallots, thinly sliced
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 beef filets, each about 8 oz.
1 Tbs. grapeseed or olive oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

744Calories

59 gProtein

49 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 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.

Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,476 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,148 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Pepper + beeftop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, chicken, vinegar, cream, thyme, pepper, beef):

Potatofits better
Onionfits better
Capsicumfits better
Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, chicken, vinegar, cream, thyme, pepper, beef. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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