Why it works: Carrot and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,173 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Make the stew
Dice the pork and brown in a pot with the onion and leek.
Add carrot, celery, lovage, stock and white wine and season with salt and pepper.
Cover with a lid and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Finish and serve
Add the beans, mange tout, peas and cream and let simmer for a further few minutes.
Thicken sauce and serve with rice or boiled potatoes.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Lovage | 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.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
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.
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Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10,173 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Celery + lovagetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Carrot + lovagetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Leek + carrottop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,310 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Leek + celerytop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,093 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Pork neck
- Provides the main protein, which becomes tender during slow simmering.
- Cream
- Adds richness and a silky texture to the sauce.
- Corn flour
- Thickens the cooking liquid into a glossy sauce as it heats.
- White wine
- Adds acidity and aromatic depth to the braising liquid.
- Carrots
- Contribute natural sweetness and body to the stew.
The step that matters
Thickening the sauce. Corn flour must be heated in the liquid to swell and thicken it; added raw or too late it leaves the sauce cloudy or floury-tasting, and boiling it too long can thin it again.
Swap the green beans
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, leek, carrot, celery, lovage, white wine):
- Turnipfits better
- Potatofits better
- Parsnipfits better
- Green beansthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, onion, leek, carrot, celery, lovage, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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