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Pork Meatloaf, Spaghetti Sauce

Waiters and senior chefs used to love the meatloaf I cooked for staff lunches as a young chef. I'd use leftovers and trimmings of pork, beef and lamb, then roast the loaf and serve it with spaghetti and a spicy tomato sauce. I swear, taking pride in staff lunches on a really tight budget got me extra promotions in the kitchen. I've just used pork mince here, but feel free to use any blend of minced meat – lamb, beef and game all work well too.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Pork Meatloaf, Spaghetti Sauce

Why it works: Carrot and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Pork Meatloaf, Spaghetti Sauce

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1205Calories
63 gProtein
53 gFat
116 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By jamieoliver. 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. Carrot + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together536 recipes

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

  2. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

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

  3. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 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 carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, bread, pork, oregano, feta cheese, egg, onion):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, bread, pork, oregano, feta cheese, egg, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.