Name: Grilled T-Bone Steaks with Balsamic Onion Confit
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 3 large onions, peeled and sliced about 1/2 inch thick; Pinch of salt; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 3 tablespoons honey, preferably acacia honey; 4 14-ounce T-bone steaks; 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Why it works: Vinegar and honey are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,586 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Grilled T-Bone Steaks with Balsamic Onion Confit

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 large onions, peeled and sliced about 1/2 inch thick
Pinch of salt
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honey, preferably acacia honey
4 14-ounce T-bone steaks
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

219Calories

2 gProtein

12 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Acacia	not in our table	0

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

By epicurious. 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.

Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,586 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Butter + honeytop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,327 recipes

Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,814 recipes

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

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

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

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Tomatofits about as well
Onionthe original

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

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