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Sirloin Steak with Garlic Pak Choi, Roast Mushrooms, Jasmine Rice and Teriyaki Sauce

Try this dish of sirloin served on citrus fruit with teriyaki sauce for an alternative steak supper.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and sauce are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,986 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: soy, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Garlic + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together4,986 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Coriander + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,477 recipes

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

  4. Onion + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Grapefruit + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the grapefruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, coriander, sesame, garlic, rice wine, sauce, sugar):

  1. Limebetter flavor fit
  2. Avocadobetter flavor fit
  3. Coconutbetter flavor fit
  4. Grapefruitthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, coriander, sesame, garlic, rice wine, sauce, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).