Name: Steakhouse Filet Mignon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 dash FOR THE FILET MIGNON:; 1 Tablespoon Canola Oil; 2 whole Butter; 1 whole (about 5 Oz. Size) Filet Mignon Steaks; 3 Tablespoons Salt, As Needed For Seasoning; ½ cups Crushed Red Pepper, As Needed For Seasoning; 1 pinch FOR THE PAN SAUCE:; 1 Tablespoon Small Shallot, Peeled And Finely Diced

Why it works: Canola oil and shallot work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 65 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Steakhouse Filet Mignon

Serves 2

Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

1 dash FOR THE FILET MIGNON:
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
2 whole Butter
1 whole (about 5 Oz. Size) Filet Mignon Steaks
3 Tablespoons Salt, As Needed For Seasoning
½ cups Crushed Red Pepper, As Needed For Seasoning
1 pinch FOR THE PAN SAUCE:
1 Tablespoon Small Shallot, Peeled And Finely Diced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

236Calories

1 gProtein

25 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sauce	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 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.

Canola oil + shallottop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together65 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + shallottop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,898 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Sauce + shallottop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,303 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + saucetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together15,338 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + shallottop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Butter and sauce barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,338 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, butter, pepper, sauce):

Capsicumfits about as well
Shallotthe original
Mustardfits about as well
Onionfits about as well

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

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