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Grilled Veal Chops with Rosemary

Grilled veal chops seasoned with rosemary, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Why it works: Rosemary and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Grilled Veal Chops with Rosemary

Time5 to 7 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Brush veal chops liberally on each side with olive oil.

  2. Strip leaves off rosemary sprigs and press leaves onto both sides of each chop.

  3. Sprinkle lemon juice on each side and refrigerate for 50 minutes.

Grill and serve

  1. Prepare barbecue for medium-heat grilling or preheat broiler if necessary.

  2. Grill veal about 3 inches from heat for 5 to 7 minutes on each side until very pink inside.

  3. Take veal off grill and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  4. Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

141Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
6 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Vealnot in our table0

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. Rosemary + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

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

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  4. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

What each ingredient does

Veal loin chops
Lean meat that becomes tender and juicy when grilled briefly to a pink centre.
Olive oil
Coats the surface so the chops brown evenly and do not dry out on the grill.
Fresh rosemary
Adds a resinous, herbal aroma that penetrates the meat's surface during resting.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavour of the meat.

The step that matters

Grilling the veal to a pink centre. Veal loin chops are lean, so overcooking drives out moisture and leaves them dry and tough. Cooking only until the centre is pink keeps the meat tender and juicy.

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (veal, olive, lemon, pepper):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against veal, olive, lemon, 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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