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Garlic and Herb Lamb

"A quick and easy rosemary rub that truly draws out the succulent flavor of lamb. Works on chops or leg of lamb."

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Garlic and Herb Lamb

Why it works: Clove and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 519 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Garlic and Herb Lamb

1 leg of lamb
Prep5 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

312Calories
26 gProtein
21 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
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.

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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. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Dill + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together57 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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 (lamb, garlic, dill, rosemary, pepper):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, garlic, dill, rosemary, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.