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Kopustu Sriuba Su Kiauliena

A Lithuanian soup of pork, cabbage, tomato soup, and spices, finished with sour cream.

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Why it works: Pork and beef match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,690 recipes. Both carry 12-methyltridecanal, which smells tallowy, beefy. The science ↓

Kopustu Sriuba Su Kiauliena

Timeapproximately 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

  1. Brown pork in butter.

  2. Add remaining ingredients, except sour cream. Cover and simmer for approximately 30 minutes, stirring often.

Serve

  1. Serve with a spoonful of sour cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

848Calories
76 gProtein
42 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot 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. Pork + beeftop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,690 recipes

    Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

  2. Cabbage + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,081 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  5. Cabbage + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,001 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

Lean pork
Provides the main protein and savory meaty flavor once browned in butter.
Butter
Fat that browns the pork, adding rich flavor at the start of the soup.
Beef broth/boullion
Forms the liquid base of the soup and carries the flavors of the other ingredients.
Tomato soup
Adds tomato flavor, acidity, and body to the broth.
Shredded cabbage
Becomes tender during simmering, adding bulk and mild sweetness to the soup.
Chopped onion
Softens during simmering and contributes sweetness and aroma to the broth.

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, butter, beef, tomato, onion, pepper, sherry):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, butter, beef, tomato, onion, pepper, sherry. 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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