Name: Roasted Pork Loin with Fried Plantains
Ingredients: 1 boneless pork loin, about 3 lb., tied; 1 1⁄2 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste; 2 Tbs. Oaxacan grilling paste; 2 yellow onions, sliced 1⁄4 inch thick; 1⁄3 cup Oaxacan grilling drizzle; 4 cups canola oil; 2 plantains, peeled and cut into 1⁄4-inch rounds; using a mandoline

Why it works: Pork and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,214 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Roasted Pork Loin with Fried Plantains

Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin, about 3 lb., tied
1 1⁄2 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
2 Tbs. Oaxacan grilling paste
2 yellow onions, sliced 1⁄4 inch thick
1⁄3 cup Oaxacan grilling drizzle
4 cups canola oil
2 plantains, peeled and cut into 1⁄4-inch rounds
using a mandoline

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

405Calories

28 gProtein

28 gFat

10 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Plantain	not in our table	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.

Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,214 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,150 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pork + canola oiltop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together265 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 onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, canola oil):

Potatofits about as well
Onionthe original
Mustardfits about as well
Capsicumfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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