Name: Smoky Leek Risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 Tb. butter; 3 Tb. olive oil; 1 bunch leeks, white and light green ends diced and rinsed; 1 Tb. McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin; 2 Tb. McCormick Cuban Seasoning; 2 1/2 cups arborio rice; 1 cup white wine; 6 1/2+ cups chicken or vegetable stock; 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Why it works: Rice and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Smoky Leek Risotto

8 servings

Prep10 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

3 Tb. butter
3 Tb. olive oil
1 bunch leeks, white and light green ends diced and rinsed
1 Tb. McCormick Roasted Ground Cumin
2 Tb. McCormick Cuban Seasoning
2 1/2 cups arborio rice
1 cup white wine
6 1/2+ cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

779Calories

47 gProtein

37 gFat

58 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By aspicyperspective. 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.

Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,853 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Leek + ricetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together161 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
White wine + parmesan cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together697 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, olive, leek, rice, white wine, chicken, parmesan cheese):

Garlicfits better
Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Cuminthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, olive, leek, rice, white wine, chicken, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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