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Duck and Lemongrass Kebabs

The lemongrass acts as the skewer to infuse Asian flavours into the vegetables and duck. Perfect for a Friday night treat.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Duck and Lemongrass Kebabs

Makes 8 skewers
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

696Calories
29 gProtein
43 gFat
54 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Duck100g cooked with skin337
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  3. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  4. Lime + broccolitop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together287 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 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 broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, honey, lime, garlic, ginger, mushroom, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Shallotfits about as well
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, honey, lime, garlic, ginger, mushroom, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.