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Thai Pork Curry

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Why it works: Basil and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 505 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Thai Pork Curry

Serves 2
Prep1 hr
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

732Calories
9 gProtein
41 gFat
82 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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. Basil + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together505 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  4. Olive + coconuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,672 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Coconut + basiltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, coconut, milk, fish sauce, sugar, lime, white wine):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Cinnamonfits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, coconut, milk, fish sauce, sugar, lime, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.