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Lemon and Chive Risotto

A creamy risotto flavored with lemon juice, chives, and Parmesan cheese.

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Why it works: Rice and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Lemon and Chive Risotto

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine lemon juice, egg yolks and cream. Set aside.

Make the risotto

  1. Melt butter in large skillet. Cook onion over low heat until soft but not brown.

  2. Stir in rice and increase heat to medium.

  3. Add wine and continue to stir until wine is absorbed.

  4. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in about 1 cup chicken broth. Continue stirring until broth is absorbed.

  5. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly.

Finish

  1. When rice is cooked, stir in lemon mixture, chives and Parmesan cheese. Add pepper to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

926Calories
54 gProtein
48 gFat
63 gCarbs

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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Saucenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  2. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Butter + white winetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,083 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Onion + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,433 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Arborio or medium grain rice
Its starch releases gradually during stirring, creating the creamy texture of the risotto.
Egg yolks
Enrich the sauce and add richness and body when stirred into the finished risotto.
Heavy cream
Adds fat and richness, giving the finished risotto a smoother, silkier mouthfeel.
Chicken broth
Supplies the liquid that the rice absorbs as it cooks, adding savoury flavour.
Dry white wine
Adds acidity and aroma, and its flavour is absorbed into the rice as it cooks.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury depth and body, helping the risotto become thick and creamy.

The step that matters

Adding the broth gradually. Adding broth in small amounts while stirring constantly lets the rice release starch slowly and absorb liquid evenly. Adding too much at once can leave the rice soupy and unevenly cooked.

Swap the lemon

The recipe marks lemon as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cream, butter, onion, rice, white wine, chicken):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Grapefits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, cream, butter, onion, rice, white wine, chicken. 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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