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Biscuits and Homemade Turkey Gravy

A simple, hearty and delicious recipe for biscuits and homemade gravy.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Biscuits and Homemade Turkey Gravy

Why it works: Sage and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 465 recipes. Both carry 1,8-cineol, which smells eucalyptus, camphor. The science ↓

Biscuits and Homemade Turkey Gravy

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1127Calories
56 gProtein
34 gFat
146 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Sage + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1,8-cineol (eucalyptus, camphor).

  2. Sage + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,485 recipes

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

  3. Thyme + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + sagetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,388 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + thymetop 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 rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (biscuit, turkey, pepper, sage, thyme, sugar, flour):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Winter savoryfits about as well
  3. Rosemarythe original
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against biscuit, turkey, pepper, sage, thyme, sugar, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.