Haricot Mutton

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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

2. Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

3. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,555 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

4. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together21,601 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

5. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,305 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Mutton

Provides the main meat and rich flavour as it stews slowly until tender.

Potatoes

Add starch that gives body to the stew and soaks up the savoury cooking liquid.

Onion

Builds savoury aromatic flavour in the cooking liquid as it softens.

Carrots

Add natural sweetness and a firmer texture that holds up during slow stewing.

Halford or worcestershire sauce

Adds tangy, savoury depth that rounds out the flavour of the stew.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mutton, carrot, potato, sauce, pepper):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Tomatofits about as well
3. Turnipfits about as well
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mutton, carrot, potato, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.