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Danish Cordon Bleu

Beef sirloin steaks stuffed with ham and cheese, coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then fried.

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Why it works: Cheese and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Danish Cordon Bleu

Time4 minutes on each side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the steaks

  1. Pound steaks until approximately 4×7 inches.

  2. Spread with mustard.

  3. Top each with a slice of Danish ham and cheese (both slices smaller than steaks).

  4. Fold steaks over, secure with skewers.

Coat and fry

  1. Mix flour with seasonings.

  2. Dip each steak in flour on both sides, then in egg, finally in bread crumbs.

  3. Fry in butter for 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Serve

  1. Garnish.

  2. Serve with vegetables.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1249Calories
80 gProtein
57 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  3. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Mustard + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,805 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

What each ingredient does

Beef sirloin steaks
Forms the main body of the dish, cooking to a tender, savoury meat base when pounded thin.
Egg
Binds the flour and bread crumbs so the coating adheres to the steak.
Bread crumbs
Form a crisp outer crust that browns when fried in butter.
Butter
Conducts heat for frying and promotes browning and a rich flavour on the coating.
Svenbo or danbo cheese
Melts inside the folded steak, adding richness and a savoury, salty flavour.

The step that matters

Coating the steaks. Flour must be dry-dusted first so the egg can stick, and the crumbs need firm pressure to adhere. Gaps let the coating separate or burn during frying.

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, ham, cheese, flour, pepper, egg, bread):

  1. Asparagusfits about as well
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Mustardthe original
  4. Tomatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, ham, cheese, flour, pepper, egg, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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