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Roasted Pork Chops with Peaches and Green Beans

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Roasted Pork Chops with Peaches and Green Beans

Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Roasted Pork Chops with Peaches and Green Beans

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

754Calories
37 gProtein
29 gFat
87 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 thevintagemixer. 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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

  3. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

  4. Olive + green beanstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Parsley + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,843 recipes

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

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

Swap the parsley

The recipe marks parsley as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pork, pepper, peach, green beans, onion, white wine):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Parsleythe original

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