Name: Lemongrass-Marinated Flank Steak
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 stalks Lemongrass, Ends Trimmed, Stalks Beaten And Roughly Chopped; 4 cloves Garlic, Peeled; 2 whole Large Shallots, Roughly Chopped; 2 whole Jalapeños, Seeded And Roughly Chopped; 2 Tablespoons Packed Brown Sugar; ⅓ cups Fresh Lime Juice; 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 2 pounds Flank Steak

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Lemongrass-Marinated Flank Steak

Serves 6

Prep2 hr 10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

4 stalks Lemongrass, Ends Trimmed, Stalks Beaten And Roughly Chopped
4 cloves Garlic, Peeled
2 whole Large Shallots, Roughly Chopped
2 whole Jalapeños, Seeded And Roughly Chopped
2 Tablespoons Packed Brown Sugar
⅓ cups Fresh Lime Juice
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 pounds Flank Steak

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

482Calories

28 gProtein

29 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Lemongrass	1 tbsp (6g)	5
Garlic	1 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 tastykitchen. 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.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Clove + shallottop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,677 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Shallot + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together258 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Clove + limetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together909 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (garlic, shallot, sugar, lime, olive):

Capersfits better
Cuminfits better
Corianderfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, shallot, sugar, lime, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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