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Saffron Rice Pilaf

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Saffron Rice Pilaf

Why it works: Pine and nutmeg share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 71 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Saffron Rice Pilaf

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

746Calories
16 gProtein
48 gFat
70 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saffronnot 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 epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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. Pine + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Saffron + ricetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together629 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Saffron + pinetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Saffron + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together125 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (saffron, olive, pine, rice, nutmeg, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against saffron, olive, pine, rice, nutmeg, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.