Name: French-Style Steaks and Skewers of Rosemary-Scented Morels
Ingredients: 24 fresh morel mushrooms, brushed clean; 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste; 3/4 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste; 2 Tbs. unsalted butter, cut into bits; 4 fresh rosemary branches, each about 8 inches; long; 4 boneless rib-eye steaks, each about 1/3 lb.; and 1/2 inch thick

Why it works: Pepper and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,324 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

French-Style Steaks and Skewers of Rosemary-Scented Morels

Ingredients

24 fresh morel mushrooms, brushed clean
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
3/4 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
2 Tbs. unsalted butter, cut into bits
4 fresh rosemary branches, each about 8 inches
long
4 boneless rib-eye steaks, each about 1/3 lb.
and 1/2 inch thick

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

127Calories

3 gProtein

12 gFat

5 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
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.

Pepper + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,324 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Mushroom + rosemarytop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together408 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together13,580 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Pepper + buttertop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together85,593 recipes

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

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, pepper, butter):

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits better
Marjoramfits better
Rosemarythe original

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

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