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Chadian Sauteed Steak

A sautéed steak dish with onions, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and sweet red wine.

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Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chadian Sauteed Steak

Time2 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the onion sauce

  1. Saute the onions in the oil until light brown over medium heat.

  2. Add the sauces, wine, salt and pepper to taste.

  3. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Cook and serve

  1. Season meat with salt and pepper and place in the saute pan with the other ingredients and saute on both sides.

  2. Once meat is cooked, serve at once.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

475Calories
29 gProtein
29 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + red winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  4. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  5. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Steak
Provides the main protein; pounding it thin helps it cook quickly and evenly.
Onions
Browning in oil builds sweetness and savory flavor as they caramelize.
Sweet red wine
Adds sweetness and acidity to the pan sauce and helps lift flavorful browned bits.
Worcestershire sauce
Adds savory depth and umami to the sauce.
Tomato sauce
Adds body, mild acidity and sweetness to the pan sauce.

The step that matters

Simmer the sauce while stirring constantly. Stirring keeps the sauce from scorching on the bottom of the pan and helps the tomato and wine blend into an even, smooth sauce during the short simmer.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, red wine, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, sauce, red wine, 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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