Name: Beef Short Rib Tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Or Your Favorite Cooking Oil; 2 pounds Beef Short Ribs, 2 Pounds Is About Four 4-inch Ribs; 2 teaspoons Cumin; 3 teaspoons Chili Powder; 1 teaspoon Seasoning Salt; 1 can Beer, 12 Ounce Can (Your Choice); 5 cloves Garlic, Peeled And Smashed; 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce; 2 cups Beef Stock, Plus A Bit More If Needed

Why it works: Cumin and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,082 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Beef Short Rib Tacos

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook4 hr

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Or Your Favorite Cooking Oil
2 pounds Beef Short Ribs, 2 Pounds Is About Four 4-inch Ribs
2 teaspoons Cumin
3 teaspoons Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Seasoning Salt
1 can Beer, 12 Ounce Can (Your Choice)
5 cloves Garlic, Peeled And Smashed
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 cups Beef Stock, Plus A Bit More If Needed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories

28 gProtein

29 gFat

8 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Beer	1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking	43
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 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 tastykitchen. 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.

Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,082 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Cumin + clovetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,306 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,853 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Clove + garlictop 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 (olive, beef, cumin, beer, garlic, sauce):

Oreganofits better
Corianderfits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, beef, cumin, beer, garlic, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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