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Carrots Glazed with Mustard and Brown Sugar

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Carrots Glazed with Mustard and Brown Sugar

Why it works: Mustard and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 587 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Carrots Glazed with Mustard and Brown Sugar

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

187Calories
1 gProtein
12 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 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.

  1. Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together587 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Carrot + chivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together419 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Carrot + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,073 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 carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mustard, sugar, pepper, chive):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Carrotthe original

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