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Lamb Rib Chops with Seven Spices

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Lamb Rib Chops with Seven Spices

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Lamb Rib Chops with Seven Spices

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

760Calories
58 gProtein
54 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Chicken100g cooked165
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Macenot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Vealnot in our table0
Waternot 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 williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cardamom + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,299 recipes

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

  3. Cardamom + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together249 recipes

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

  4. Cardamom + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together582 recipes

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

  5. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cardamom, cumin, sesame, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cucumber):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Clovefits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cardamom, cumin, sesame, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.