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Lamb with a Red Wine Glaze, Caramelised New Potatoes, French Beans, Sweetcorn and Pine Nuts

This recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and rosemary are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Lamb with a Red Wine Glaze, Caramelised New Potatoes, French Beans, Sweetcorn and Pine Nuts

Serves 2
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

960Calories
37 gProtein
56 gFat
80 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Pepper + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Potato + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together708 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Potato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

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

  5. Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, olive, pepper, potato, sugar, rosemary, corn):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

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