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Thyme-roasted Fillet of Beef, Yorkshire Puddings, Swede and Carrot Purée, Swiss Chard, Caramelised Shallots and Beef Jus

A classy take on the classic British favourite, raising roast beef and Yorkshire puddings to the ranks of the sublime.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 47 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsnip and star anise share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 8 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Parsnip + star anisetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together8 recipes

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

  2. Horseradish + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,813 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Parsnip + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,096 recipes

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

  4. Star anise + carrottop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together117 recipes

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

  5. Thyme + parsniptop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together270 recipes

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

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

Flavor stand-ins for the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (horseradish, mustard, sugar, white wine, vinegar, cream, thyme):

  1. Shallotabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Broccoliabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Potatothe original
  4. Radishabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against horseradish, mustard, sugar, white wine, vinegar, cream, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).