Slow-cooked Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

3. Garlic + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together4,053 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

5. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,092 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

Rump roast

Long slow cooking breaks down its tough connective tissue into tender, shreddable meat.

Flour

Coats the roast and thickens the cooking liquid into a richer sauce.

Tomato sauce

Provides the liquid base and acidity that builds the barbecue sauce flavor.

Brown sugar

Adds sweetness and helps the sauce brown and turn glossy as it cooks.

Beef bouillon

Adds savory beef flavor to the cooking liquid.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the sauce and balances the sweetness.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, flour, tomato, sauce, garlic, onion, mustard):

1. Capersfits better
2. Cuminfits better
3. Tarragonfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, flour, tomato, sauce, garlic, onion, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.