Name: Tangerine and Prosecco Sorbet
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup water; 2 cups chilled strained tangerine juice (from about 16 tangerines); 1 cup chilled Prosecco; 1 tablespoon finely grated tangerine peel; Special equipment: Ice cream maker

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Tangerine and Prosecco Sorbet

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
2 cups chilled strained tangerine juice (from about 16 tangerines)
1 cup chilled Prosecco
1 tablespoon finely grated tangerine peel
Special equipment: Ice cream maker

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

100Calories

0 gProtein

5 gFat

13 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 5 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Water	not in our table	0
Tangerine Juice	not in our table	0
Tangerine	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.

By epicurious. 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.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Sugar + tangerinetop 30% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together112 recipes
Tangerine + creamtop 39% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together26 recipes

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cream):

Vanillafits better
Strawberryfits better
Raspberryfits better
Tangerinethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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