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Great British Pork: From Head to Toe

This is a celebration of pork, taking in some of the lesser-known cuts. It’s a labour of love, but most of the cooking is done the day before.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 78 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,615 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Great British Pork: From Head to Toe

Serves 8-10

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

2018Calories
103 gProtein
68 gFat
248 gCarbs

Counts 29 of 37 ingredients. The other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 29 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Peas1/2 cup (72g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Star Anisenot in our table0
Cidernot in our table0
Vealnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Puddingnot in our table0
Pastrynot 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.

By bbcfood. 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.

  1. Olive + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Coriander + shallottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

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

  4. Pear + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together328 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pear, olive, white wine, vinegar, shallot, sugar, pork):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Corianderthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pear, olive, white wine, vinegar, shallot, sugar, pork. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.