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Oven Roasted Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Ginger Glaze

This roasted pork tenderloin recipe couldn’t be simpler. It’s marinated overnight in a healthy teriyaki glaze and baked in the oven in under 20 minutes.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Oven Roasted Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Ginger Glaze

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Oven Roasted Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Ginger Glaze

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

309Calories
28 gProtein
14 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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.

  1. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

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

  3. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + porktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Ginger + porktop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,076 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 garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, clove, ginger, pork):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Allspicefits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, clove, ginger, pork. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.