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The Ultimate Cheesesteak Recipe

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By chow · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and sesame share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 77 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

The Ultimate Cheesesteak Recipe

2 serv

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1011Calories
48 gProtein
45 gFat
100 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cognacnot 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. Shallot + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together77 recipes

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

  2. Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Sesame + beeftop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together392 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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

Swap the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, cream, sauce, beef, bread, cheese, pepper):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Chestnutfits better
  3. Lentilsfits about as well
  4. Sesamethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, cream, sauce, beef, bread, cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.