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Peking Pork Chops

A pork chop dish marinated in ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, and garlic.

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Why it works: Sauce and ketchup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,099 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Peking Pork Chops

Time4 to 5 hours

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, and garlic to the pork.

  2. Cook for 4 to 5 hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

334Calories
29 gProtein
14 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
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.

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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. Sauce + ketchuptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Pork chops
Provide the protein that the marinade flavours and the long cook makes tender.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the surface brown and caramelise during cooking.
Soy sauce
Adds salty, savoury depth and helps colour the meat as it cooks.
Ketchup
Adds sweetness, acidity and body to the sauce, helping it cling to the meat.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows and sweetens with long cooking.

The step that matters

Cook for 4 to 5 hours. Sugar-rich sauces can scorch or dry out the meat if heat is too high or the time runs too long. Low, steady heat lets collagen soften and the sauce thicken gradually, so check the chops and sauce during the cook.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, sugar, ginger, sauce, ketchup, clove, pepper):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, sugar, ginger, sauce, ketchup, clove, pepper. 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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