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Mushroom Goat Cheese Pan Sauce

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Mushroom Goat Cheese Pan Sauce

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Mushroom Goat Cheese Pan Sauce

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

343Calories
42 gProtein
13 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Shiitake1/2 cup (73g)34
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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.

  1. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Shiitake + parsleytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Red wine + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together720 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (smoky, clove).

  5. Mushroom + parsleytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,132 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, red wine, shiitake, mushroom, goat cheese):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, red wine, shiitake, mushroom, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.