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Sweet Smothered Pork Chops

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Sweet Smothered Pork Chops

Why it works: Pepper and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,324 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Sweet Smothered Pork Chops

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

849Calories
47 gProtein
21 gFat
115 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
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.

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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. Pepper + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Honey + rosemarytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together238 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Pork + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,371 recipes

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

  4. Bread + honeytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together64 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Pork + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,121 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

Swap the rosemary

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

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Sagefits better
  3. Clovefits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, pepper, bread, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.