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Cocoa-Chile-Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe

In this recipe, a chile and cocoa powder rub forms a sweet and flavorful crust on healthy grilled pork tenderloins.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Cocoa-Chile-Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Why it works: Cumin and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,103 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Cocoa-Chile-Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe

4 to 6 servings
Cook1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

593Calories
29 gProtein
37 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)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 chow. 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. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Cumin + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Pepper + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,890 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cocoa powder, sugar, pepper, cinnamon, pork, olive):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Clovefits better
  3. Cardamomfits about as well
  4. Cuminthe original

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