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Java Rubbed Steak with Grilled Veggies and Sauce

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Why it works: Coriander and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,949 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Java Rubbed Steak with Grilled Veggies and Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine sugar, coffee, mustard, coriander, paprika, chile and pepper in a bowl.

  2. Rub the mixture over both sides of sirloins.

  3. Let marinate at room temp while preparing grill and grilling vegetables.

  4. Heat outdoor grill.

  5. Coat peppers and tomatoes with cooking spray.

  6. Grill peppers 12 minutes turning until tender, remove to a platter and loosely cover with foil.

  7. Grill tomatoes, cut side down 8 minutes or until softened, add to platter.

  8. Coat steaks with cooking spray.

  9. Grill steaks 18 minutes turning once or until done.

  10. Let steaks rest, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes.

  11. To serve, cut steaks on the diagonal into thin slices.

  12. Sprinkle steaks, peppers and tomatoes with salt, serve with sauce.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

510Calories
29 gProtein
30 gFat
33 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Orange Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Coffeenot 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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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. Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Coriander + orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together674 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Mustard + coriandertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together967 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Orange + plumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together309 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 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

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, coriander, sugar, coffee, pepper, beef, orange):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, coriander, sugar, coffee, pepper, beef, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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