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Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Sauce

See how to make an incredibly easy pork tenderloin with black cherry sauce.

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Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Sauce

Why it works: Cumin and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Cocoa-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Sauce

6 servings
Prep5 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

633Calories
31 gProtein
38 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cumin + oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Pepper + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Pepper + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Cherry + oreganotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Pepper + cherrytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cocoa powder, pepper, cumin, pork, vinegar, oregano):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Cherrythe original
  4. Lemonfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cocoa powder, pepper, cumin, pork, vinegar, oregano. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.