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Marinated Goat Cheese

Marinated goat cheese flavored with garlic, peppercorns, chilies, herbs, and olive oil, stored in a jar.

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Why it works: Rosemary and sage match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 465 recipes. Both carry 1,8-cineol, which smells eucalyptus, camphor. The science ↓

Marinated Goat Cheese

TimeStore up to 2 months

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble the jar

  1. In a large, wide-necked, sterilized jar, stack the cheeses.

  2. While stacking, decoratively arrange garlic, peppercorns, chilies, and herbs between and around the cheese layers.

  3. Pour olive oil over the layers until the top of the jar is reached.

  4. Dispel any air pockets by running a skewer down the inside of the jar.

Store and serve

  1. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

  2. Bring to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories
15 gProtein
31 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2

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.

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.

  1. Rosemary + sagetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1,8-cineol (eucalyptus, camphor).

  2. Sage + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,485 recipes

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

  3. Rosemary + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Mature goat's milk cheeses
Provide the main body of the dish, softening gradually as they sit in oil.
Extra-virgin olive oil
Fully covers the cheese, sealing out air and adding richness and moisture.
Garlic
Infuses the oil with a pungent, aromatic flavor as it steeps.
Dried red chilies
Add gentle heat that spreads into the oil and cheese over time.

The step that matters

Dispel any air pockets by running a skewer down the inside of the jar.. Air pockets left among the cheeses can expose them to oxygen and spoilage, so the oil must fully surround every piece.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, cheese, garlic, rosemary, sage, thyme, olive):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Marjoramfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, cheese, garlic, rosemary, sage, thyme, olive. 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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