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Quail with Zinfandel-Orange Sauce

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Quail with Zinfandel-Orange Sauce

Why it works: Rosemary and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Quail with Zinfandel-Orange Sauce

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1007Calories
47 gProtein
30 gFat
130 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Quailnot 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.

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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. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Orange + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Red wine + rosemarytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together320 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (red wine, shallot, rosemary, olive, quail, pepper, chicken):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against red wine, shallot, rosemary, olive, quail, pepper, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.