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Coconut-Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Green Onion-Peanut Relish

In this recipe from Chef Bobby Flay, a savory coconut bath infuses lean pork tenderloin with rich flavor while it tenderizes the meat. With blazing heat akin to that of a Mexican habanero chili, the fruity Scotch bonnet chili is a quintessential Jamaican ingredient that drives home the Caribbean influence of this dish. The green onion-peanut relish adds an herbaceous crunch to the silky texture of the pork. If desired, you can pulse part of the relish in a food processor to make a chunky puree and leave the rest for sprinkling on top.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Coconut-Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Green Onion-Peanut Relish

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Coconut-Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Green Onion-Peanut Relish

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

734Calories
32 gProtein
56 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Scotchnot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Roasted Peanutnot 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. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  3. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  4. Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, milk, lime, clove, ginger, sauce, pepper):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, milk, lime, clove, ginger, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.