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Rib-eye Steaks with Tomatoes and Olives

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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Rib-eye Steaks with Tomatoes and Olives

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

305Calories
2 gProtein
26 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Saladnot 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 bbcfood. 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 + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

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

  5. Plum + red winetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together107 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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, vinegar, butter, plum, red wine, garlic, rosemary):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, vinegar, butter, plum, red wine, garlic, rosemary. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.