Name: Roast Pork Loin with Tarragon Cream
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 bone-in pork loin, 3–4 lb (1.5–2 kg); 3 large cloves garlic, slivered; Salt and ground pepper; 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g) unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons minced shallot; 1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) chicken broth; 2–3 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) heavy (double) cream; 2–3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Roast Pork Loin with Tarragon Cream

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 bone-in pork loin, 3–4 lb (1.5–2 kg)
3 large cloves garlic, slivered
Salt and ground pepper
4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons minced shallot
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) chicken broth
2–3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) heavy (double) cream
2–3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

582Calories

60 gProtein

35 gFat

5 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Salt	1 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.

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.

Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together859 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Pork + chickentop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,417 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Clove + shallottop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,677 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 (pork, garlic, pepper, butter, shallot, chicken, mustard):

Capersfits better
Thymefits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, garlic, pepper, butter, shallot, chicken, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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