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Braised Pork Chops

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Braised Pork Chops

Why it works: Olive and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,456 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Braised Pork Chops

Serves 6.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

516Calories
30 gProtein
28 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 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.

  1. Olive + orangetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Pepper + orangetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Pork + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,716 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Olive + winetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,415 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, pepper, olive, wine):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Plumfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Orangethe original

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