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Beef Teriyaki

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Why it works: Rice and beef match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,175 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: wheat, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Combine the glutinous white rice and 1 2/3 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer about 15 minutes until the water is absorbed. Keep covered off heat until serving.

  2. Cut the sirloin steak into thin strips about 1/4 inch thick, cutting across the grain.

  3. In a saucepan, whisk the cornstarch with the beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, and garlic powder until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes until thickened and bubbling. Keep warm over low heat.

  4. Heat a dry nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the beef strips in a single layer in batches 2 to 3 minutes per side until browned and cooked to 145°F (63°C) inside. Rest 3 minutes.

  5. Place the broccoli florets in a steamer basket over a pan of boiling water. Cover and steam 4 to 5 minutes until tender-crisp.

  6. Return the beef and any juices to the thickened sauce. Toss to coat and simmer 1 minute until heated through.

  7. Fluff the rice and divide it among six plates. Top with the teriyaki beef and steamed broccoli, and serve.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Rice + beeftop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,175 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Garlic + broccolitop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Rice + broccolitop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together609 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Beef + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Rice + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,952 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, beef, sauce, sugar, broccoli):

  1. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Cinnamonabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Celeryabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, beef, sauce, sugar, broccoli. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).