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Caramel Oranges with Mascarpone

To peel oranges quickly, place each orange on a cutting board and cut a slice off the top and bottom, revealing the flesh. Stand the orange upright and, using a sharp knife and following the contour of the fruit, thickly slice off the peel, cutting off both the white pith and the membrane.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Caramel Oranges with Mascarpone

Why it works: Sugar and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Caramel Oranges with Mascarpone

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

344Calories
10 gProtein
22 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
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. Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,212 recipes

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

  2. Orange + cheesetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).

  3. Sugar + cheesetop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,387 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Sugar and orange barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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 (sugar, cheese):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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