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Roasted Loin of Venison with Spiced Confit Chestnuts, Carrots, Curly Kale, Venison Jus and Chilli Chocolate Oil

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 34 ingredients
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Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Roasted Loin of Venison with Spiced Confit Chestnuts, Carrots, Curly Kale, Venison Jus and Chilli Chocolate Oil

Serves 2
Prep1 hr
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1618Calories
87 gProtein
87 gFat
124 gCarbs

Counts 22 of 30 ingredients. The other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 22 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Duck100g cooked with skin337
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Venison100g cooked158
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Fenugreeknot in our table0
Goosenot in our table0
Chestnutnot in our table0
Vealnot in our table0
Nutnot in our table0
Waternot 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 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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Cinnamon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,299 recipes

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

  3. Coriander + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together872 recipes

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

  4. Cardamom + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Fenugreek + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (venison, coriander, fenugreek, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, chestnut):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against venison, coriander, fenugreek, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, chestnut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.