Name: Penne with Prawns, Tomato and Crème Fraîche
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 255g/8oz cooked peeled prawns; 200g/7oz penne; mirepoix (finely chopped vegetables; ½ pint fish stock; ½ glass white wine; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 bay leaf; 3 tbsp crème fraîche; bunch fresh basil; good handful parmesan; 1 lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp plain flour

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 15,539 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Basil + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,823 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Penne with Prawns, Tomato and Crème Fraîche