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London Broil

A marinated flank steak seasoned with salt, sugar, onion, mustard, Italian seasoning, ginger, pepper, lemon juice, oil, and garlic.

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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

London Broil

Timeat least six hours or overnight

Ingredients

Directions

Marinate

  1. Combine all ingredients except the steak, blending well.

  2. Place the steak in a glass baking dish and cover it with the mixture.

  3. Refrigerate for at least six hours or overnight, turning the steak occasionally.

Grill and serve

  1. Grill the steak and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

496Calories
28 gProtein
29 gFat
31 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Flank steak
Lean beef cut that becomes tender when marinated and grilled quickly.
Lemon juice
Acidity that helps tenderize the surface of the meat and brightens the marinade.
Vegetable oil
Fat that carries the seasonings and helps keep the surface of the meat moist.
Salt
Seasons the meat and helps it retain moisture during marinating.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the surface brown during grilling.

The step that matters

Refrigerate for at least six hours or overnight, turning occasionally. The marinade needs time to work into the steak. Turning it exposes every side evenly, so the flavour and acid reach the whole surface and the meat tenderizes evenly.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, mustard, ginger, pepper, lemon, garlic, clove):

  1. Broccolifits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Horseradishfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, mustard, ginger, pepper, lemon, garlic, clove. 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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