Name: Glazed Carrots and Parsnips with Chives
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 4 large carrots, cut into 3-inch x 1/2-inch pieces; 4 large parsnips, cut into 3-inch x 1/2-inch pieces; 3/4 cup orange juice; 3/4 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Why it works: Carrot and parsnip match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,097 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Glazed Carrots and Parsnips with Chives

8 servings

Prep20 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
4 large carrots, cut into 3-inch x 1/2-inch pieces
4 large parsnips, cut into 3-inch x 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

428Calories

35 gProtein

16 gFat

40 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Parsnip	1/2 cup (78g)	55
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	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.

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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.

Carrot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,097 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Parsnip + chivetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Carrot + orangetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together737 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, carrot, parsnip, chicken, lemon, pepper, chive):

Limefits better
Cherryfits about as well
Orangethe original
Avocadofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, carrot, parsnip, chicken, lemon, pepper, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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