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Slow-roasted Lamb, Racks and Spiced Meatballs with Rich Wine Gravy

Indulge in a hearty dish of lamb cooked three ways.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 30 ingredients
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Why it works: Rosemary and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Slow-roasted Lamb, Racks and Spiced Meatballs with Rich Wine Gravy

Serves 6
Prep1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

992Calories
41 gProtein
37 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Lamb100g cooked294
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Redcurrantnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
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 bbcfood. 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 + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

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

  2. Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  4. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, garlic, shallot, rosemary, thyme, white wine, pepper):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Winter savoryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, garlic, shallot, rosemary, thyme, white wine, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.