Name: Tracy's Horseradish Carrots
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 large carrots, cut into sticks; 2 tablespoons finely diced onion; 2 tablespoons freshly grated horseradish; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed

Why it works: Carrot and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,555 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Tracy's Horseradish Carrots

8 servings

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

8 large carrots, cut into sticks
2 tablespoons finely diced onion
2 tablespoons freshly grated horseradish
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

718Calories

31 gProtein

14 gFat

114 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Horseradish	not in our table	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 + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + horseradishtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,784 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Horseradish + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,646 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 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 horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, onion, parmesan cheese, pepper, bread):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Horseradishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, onion, parmesan cheese, pepper, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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