Name: Slow-Roasted Prime Rib Au Jus Recipe
Cook time: 16 h
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 (3-bone) standing beef rib roast (about 6 to 8 pounds); 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 4 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped; 3 1/2 to 4 pounds meaty beef bones , cut into 2- to 3-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3/4 cup dry red wine; 2 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoon kosher salt , plus more as needed; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed

Why it works: Pepper and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,451 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

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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.

Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + red winetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together849 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (beef, pepper, clove, red wine):

Rosemaryfits better
Thymefits better
Allspicefits better
Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, pepper, clove, red wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Slow-Roasted Prime Rib Au Jus Recipe