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Mom's Irish Ziti

"Much like an Italian-American version I once came across, but this recipe uses a combination of ground lamb and Italian sweet sausage."

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Mom's Irish Ziti

Why it works: Provolone cheese and mozzarella cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Mom's Irish Ziti

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

868Calories
74 gProtein
59 gFat
9 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Pork100g cooked242
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Provolone cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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, tomato, sauce, provolone cheese, pepper, mozzarella cheese):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, garlic, tomato, sauce, provolone cheese, pepper, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.