Name: Mushroom and Potato Gratin with Thyme and Parmesan
Ingredients: 1 Tbs. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 3 fresh thyme sprigs, plus 1 1/2 tsp. minced; Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 2 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes; 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil; 1 lb. mixed wild and cultivated mushrooms, woody stems removed, caps thinly sliced; 4 Tbs. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Why it works: Clove and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,108 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Mushroom and Potato Gratin with Thyme and Parmesan

Ingredients

1 Tbs. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
3 fresh thyme sprigs, plus 1 1/2 tsp. minced
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes
1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb. mixed wild and cultivated mushrooms, woody stems removed, caps thinly sliced
4 Tbs. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

582Calories

15 gProtein

41 gFat

45 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

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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.

Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,108 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Thyme + olivetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,948 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Garlic + potatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, cream, garlic, thyme, pepper, potato, olive):

Parsleyfits better
Rosemaryfits better
Marjoramfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, cream, garlic, thyme, pepper, potato, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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