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Pan Roasted Duck with Ginger Chutney, Asparagus and Tenderstem Broccoli

Succulent juicy duck breasts, charred and roasted in the pan served with tangy sticky ginger chutney.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Why it works: Asparagus and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 123 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Contains: sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Asparagus + broccolitop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together123 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Mustard + broccolitop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together705 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Cumin + tamarindtop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  4. Cumin + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Sesame + broccolitop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the asafoetida

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, sesame, ginger, tamarind, sugar, mustard, asparagus):

  1. Turmericbetter flavor fit
  2. Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
  3. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  4. Asafoetidathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, sesame, ginger, tamarind, sugar, mustard, asparagus. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).