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Pastry-Wrapped Lamb Rack

"Nicely seasoned morel and oyster mushrooms flavor this lamb rack wrapped in puff pastry, it pairs well with a great summer day!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Pastry-Wrapped Lamb Rack

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 ↓

Pastry-Wrapped Lamb Rack

1 lamb rack
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

794Calories
44 gProtein
55 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Oyster6 medium (84g)81
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pastrynot in our table0

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. Shallot + oyster mushroomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Shallot + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,982 recipes

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

  4. Mushroom + oyster mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Shallot + cumintop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, shallot, mushroom, oyster mushroom, white wine, cumin, sugar):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, shallot, mushroom, oyster mushroom, white wine, cumin, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.