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Broccoli Ranch Pork Loin

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Why it works: Broccoli and pork work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 879 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Set a rack in a rimmed baking pan.

  2. Pat the pork loin dry and trim any remaining fat. Spread the Dijon mustard evenly over all sides of the pork.

  3. Finely chop the thawed broccoli florets and pat them dry. Mix the chopped broccoli with the mayonnaise and half of the ranch seasoning packet.

  4. In a separate bowl, mix the seasoned bread crumbs with the other half of the ranch seasoning packet.

  5. Spread the broccoli mixture over the top and sides of the pork, then press the bread crumb mixture firmly onto the broccoli layer.

  6. Roast for about 45 minutes until the thickest part reaches 145°F (63°C). Rest the pork for 3 minutes, then slice and serve.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Broccoli + porktop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together879 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Broccoli + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together705 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Pork + breadtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,342 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Ranch + porktop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together117 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Pork + mustardtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,440 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, ranch, pork, bread):

  1. Potatobetter flavor fit
  2. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  3. Mustardthe original
  4. Onionabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, ranch, pork, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).