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Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fennel Seed and Bread Crumb Crust

These tenderloins are deliciously crusty and easily carved into medallions for a festive fall dinner. Serve them on a platter with sautéed rainbow chard and roasted sweet potato wedges. Take care not to overcook the tenderloins.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fennel Seed and Bread Crumb Crust

Why it works: Fennel and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 337 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fennel Seed and Bread Crumb Crust

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

503Calories
32 gProtein
29 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot 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. Fennel + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together337 recipes

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

  2. Oregano + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together791 recipes

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

  3. Thyme + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Fennel + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together112 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Fennel + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together146 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (pork, vinegar, fennel, pepper, oregano, thyme, olive):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Mustardfits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, vinegar, fennel, pepper, oregano, thyme, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.