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Garlic Beef

A cheap cut of beef transformed into a tender treat

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Garlic Beef

Why it works: Clove and red wine work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 849 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Garlic Beef

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

263Calories
26 gProtein
15 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Clove + red winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together849 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together575 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Garlic + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,115 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Red wine + beeftop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,017 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, red wine, vinegar, beef):

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Pepperfits about as well
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, red wine, vinegar, beef. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.