Name: Jerk Pork & Pineapple Skewers with Black Beans & Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400g pork fillets , cut into 4cm chunks; 2 tbsp jerk or Creole seasoning; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tbsp hot chilli sauce , plus extra to serve (optional); 3 limes , zest and juice 1, other 2 cut into wedges to serve; ½ small pineapple , peeled , cored and cut into 4cm chunks; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 200g basmati rice; 400g can black beans , drained and rinsed

Why it works: Allspice and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 147 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Jerk Pork & Pineapple Skewers with Black Beans & Rice

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

400g pork fillets , cut into 4cm chunks
2 tbsp jerk or Creole seasoning
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tbsp hot chilli sauce , plus extra to serve (optional)
3 limes , zest and juice 1, other 2 cut into wedges to serve
½ small pineapple , peeled , cored and cut into 4cm chunks
1 tbsp vegetable oil
200g basmati rice
400g can black beans , drained and rinsed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

779Calories

40 gProtein

29 gFat

92 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Allspice	1 tsp ground (1.9g)	5
Sauce	not in our table	0

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.

Allspice + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together147 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + pineappletop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together469 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Lime + beanstop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together700 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Pork + beanstop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Allspice + beanstop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together211 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, allspice, sauce, lime, basmati rice, beans):

Avocadofits better
Coconutfits better
Mangofits better
Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, allspice, sauce, lime, basmati rice, beans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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