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Chargrilled Rack of Lamb and Confit Lamb Shoulder with Tomatoes and Smoked Garlic Mayonnaise

A colourful medley of cherry tomatoes adds a freshness to this meaty main, while the fried potatoes provide comfort.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 33 ingredients
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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 ↓

Chargrilled Rack of Lamb and Confit Lamb Shoulder with Tomatoes and Smoked Garlic Mayonnaise

Serves 4
Prep1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1072Calories
42 gProtein
54 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 22 of 25 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 22 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Redcurrantnot in our table0
Cidernot 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. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Carrot + leektop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,310 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Celery + leektop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Leek + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,326 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, pepper, rosemary, olive, carrot, celery, onion):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, pepper, rosemary, olive, carrot, celery, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.