Name: Borscht
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 whole Medium Sized Beets, Including Stems And Leaves; 4 cups Chicken Or Vegetable Stock; 2 whole Large Carrots, Peeled And Chopped; 3 whole Medium-sized Potatoes, Peeled And Diced; ¼ heads Green Cabbage (you Can Use Up To Double This Amount), Finely Chopped Or Shredded; 1 whole Large Onion, Diced; ⅓ cups Chopped Fresh Or Frozen Dill (if Using Dried, Use Less); 1 bottle (1.8 L. Size) Motts Clamato Juice - Extra Spicy Or The Works; 1 can (10 Oz. Size) Tomato Soup

Why it works: Carrot and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 321 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Borscht

Serves 12

Prep15 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

4 whole Medium Sized Beets, Including Stems And Leaves
4 cups Chicken Or Vegetable Stock
2 whole Large Carrots, Peeled And Chopped
3 whole Medium-sized Potatoes, Peeled And Diced
¼ heads Green Cabbage (you Can Use Up To Double This Amount), Finely Chopped Or Shredded
1 whole Large Onion, Diced
⅓ cups Chopped Fresh Or Frozen Dill (if Using Dried, Use Less)
1 bottle (1.8 L. Size) Motts Clamato Juice - Extra Spicy Or The Works
1 can (10 Oz. Size) Tomato Soup

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

478Calories

41 gProtein

4 gFat

72 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Beet	1/2 cup (85g)	35
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Green Cabbage	1 cup shredded (89g)	22
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Soup	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 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.

Carrot + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together321 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together423 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,107 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Potato + tomatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,798 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, carrot, potato, onion, dill, tomato):

Capsicumfits better
Broccolifits better
Chivefits better
Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, carrot, potato, onion, dill, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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