Name: Soy & Sake-marinated Striploin of Beef
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1.7kg Scottish striploin sirloin steaks; 4 tbsp saké or very dry sherry (saké is a brewed rice wine); 4 tbsp Kikkoman soy sauce or tamari soy sauce (tamari is a thick soy sauce made with rice); 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tbsp golden caster sugar; garlic cloves , peeled, crushed and finely chopped; 1 'thumb' root ginger , peeled and grated; 1 tbsp groundnut oil , or vegetable oil

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Soy & Sake-marinated Striploin of Beef

Serves 6

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1.7kg Scottish striploin sirloin steaks
4 tbsp saké or very dry sherry (saké is a brewed rice wine)
4 tbsp Kikkoman soy sauce or tamari soy sauce (tamari is a thick soy sauce made with rice)
4 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
garlic cloves , peeled, crushed and finely chopped
1 'thumb' root ginger , peeled and grated
1 tbsp groundnut oil , or vegetable oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

417Calories

5 gProtein

14 gFat

61 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2

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.

Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,402 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Sherry + rice winetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together161 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,115 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sherry, sauce, rice wine, vinegar, sugar, clove, ginger):

Cinnamonfits better
Allspicefits about as well
Cardamomfits about as well
Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sherry, sauce, rice wine, vinegar, sugar, clove, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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