Name: Fresh Pea Risotto
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots, diced (or 1 medium onion); 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup Arborio Rice; 1 cup dry White Wine (and then a little for yourself too); 2 1/2 – 3 cups Chicken Stock; 1/2 cup Mascarpone Cheese; 2 cups fresh peas, removed from shells; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots, diced (or 1 medium onion); 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup Arborio Rice; 1 cup dry White Wine (and then a little for yourself too); 2 1/2 – 3 cups Chicken Stock; 1/2 cup Mascarpone Cheese; 2 cups fresh peas, removed from shells; Chives; Salt and pepper to taste

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

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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.

Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,677 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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, olive, shallot, garlic, rice, white wine, chicken):

Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, olive, shallot, garlic, rice, white wine, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Mascarpone	2 tbsp (28g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Peas	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Fresh Pea Risotto