Name: Honey Ginger Carrots with Citrus Salt
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 medium carrots, sliced diagonally 1/4" thick; 1/2 cup stock (chicken or vegetable); 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger (use microplane grater); 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional); 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or parsley, mint); 1/2 teaspoon Citrus Salt (or to taste)

Why it works: Carrot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,563 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Honey Ginger Carrots with Citrus Salt

Serves 4

Ingredients

6 medium carrots, sliced diagonally 1/4" thick
1/2 cup stock (chicken or vegetable)
1/4 teaspoon grated ginger (use microplane grater)
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional)
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or parsley, mint)
1/2 teaspoon Citrus Salt (or to taste)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

483Calories

32 gProtein

29 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0
Citrus	not in our table	0

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

By steamykitchen. 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.

Carrot + thymetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,563 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Carrot + gingertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ginger + thymetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together421 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Ginger + honeytop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,163 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Chicken + gingertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,494 recipes

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

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, ginger, honey, butter, thyme):

Potatofits about as well
Carrotthe original
Tomatofits about as well
Capsicumfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, ginger, honey, butter, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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