Name: Clam Stew with Potatoes and Parsley Puree
Yield: makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 pounds small clams, like cockles or butter clams (see Note, page 21); 3/4 pound waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice; 3/4 cup dry white wine; 1 bunch of fresh parsley, thick stems removed and tied in a bundle; 1 garlic clove; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; Salt

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Clam Stew with Potatoes and Parsley Puree

makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 pounds small clams, like cockles or butter clams (see Note, page 21)
3/4 pound waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 bunch of fresh parsley, thick stems removed and tied in a bundle
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

518Calories

29 gProtein

26 gFat

41 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,855 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clam, potato, white wine, parsley, garlic, olive):

Thymefits better
Rosemaryfits better
Marjoramfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against clam, potato, white wine, parsley, garlic, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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