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Roasted Peaches with Pistachio Crème Anglaise

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Roasted Peaches with Pistachio Crème Anglaise

Why it works: Pistachio and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 693 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Roasted Peaches with Pistachio Crème Anglaise

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

988Calories
35 gProtein
28 gFat
142 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Peppermintnot 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. Pistachio + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together693 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Almond + peachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together466 recipes

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

  3. Milk + peachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together781 recipes

    Shared aroma: phellandrene (minty).

  4. Peach + rumtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together84 recipes

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

  5. Rum + minttop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together139 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 mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pistachio, egg, sugar, milk, almond, peach, rum):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pistachio, egg, sugar, milk, almond, peach, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.