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Beef, Broccoli and Crisp Garlic Sauté

Broccoli is at its best from autumn through early spring, when the cooler weather allows its sweet, nutty flavors to develop. Its versatility and ease of cooking make it popular for a wide range of dishes, such as this Asian-inspired sauté of beef, broccoli and crisp garlic.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Beef, Broccoli and Crisp Garlic Sauté

Why it works: Garlic and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Beef, Broccoli and Crisp Garlic Sauté

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1180Calories
48 gProtein
31 gFat
168 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + broccolitop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, canola oil, garlic, pepper, broccoli, white wine, sauce):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, canola oil, garlic, pepper, broccoli, white wine, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.