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Lamb with Parsnip Purée, Beetroot, Broad Beans and Spiced Jus

Best-end neck of lamb is an economical and flavoursome cut and works well with bold flavours.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients
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Why it works: Beetroot and parsnip match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 143 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Contains: milk (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. Beetroot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together143 recipes

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

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Star anise + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together312 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Star anise + clovetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Beetroot + beanstop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together215 recipes

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

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

Flavor stand-ins for the star anise

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beetroot, cinnamon, clove, sherry, vinegar, parsnip, milk):

  1. Nutmegbetter flavor fit
  2. Allspiceabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Star anisethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beetroot, cinnamon, clove, sherry, vinegar, parsnip, milk. 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).