Name: Dinner Tonight: Miao Pork with Corn and Chiles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2 people
Ingredients: 1/3 pound pork loin, cut into 1/2-inch by 1-inch pieces; 3 cups corn (from about 3 ears of corn); 1 tablespoon canolia oil; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorn; 2 red cayenne chiles, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon salt; chili oil (optional)

Why it works: Pork and corn are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,069 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Dinner Tonight: Miao Pork with Corn and Chiles

2 people

Prep20 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1/3 pound pork loin, cut into 1/2-inch by 1-inch pieces
3 cups corn (from about 3 ears of corn)
1 tablespoon canolia oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorn
2 red cayenne chiles, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon salt
chili oil (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

456Calories

31 gProtein

29 gFat

20 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Cayenne	1 tsp (1.8g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 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.

By seriouseats. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Pork + corntop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,069 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Corn + garlictop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,856 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Pork + garlictop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,169 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, corn):

Marjoramfits better
Cuminfits better
Thymefits about as well
Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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