Name: How to Make Beef Au Jus
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup beef fat drippings from a prime rib or other roast beef (see footnote); 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups beef broth; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Why it works: Beef and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,971 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

How to Make Beef Au Jus

4 servings

Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup beef fat drippings from a prime rib or other roast beef (see footnote)
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups beef broth
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

711Calories

39 gProtein

16 gFat

96 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Dripping	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.

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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.

Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Flour + peppertop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together50,459 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Beef + flourtop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together10,677 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Beef and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,677 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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