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Tenderloins with Gorgonzola, Pears & Walnut Crust and a Port Cranberry Glaze Recipe

This is a perfect steak. I use tenderloins but any cut you like will work fine. It has a tangy sweet crust and then a rich port wine and cranberry glaze. I...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 21 ingredients
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Why it works: Allspice and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,077 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Tenderloins with Gorgonzola, Pears & Walnut Crust and a Port Cranberry Glaze Recipe

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1361Calories
52 gProtein
55 gFat
161 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 18 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Port Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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 chow. 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. Allspice + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,077 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  4. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Garlic + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

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

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

Swap the allspice

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

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Marjoramfits better
  4. Allspicethe original

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