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Roasted Pheasant with Pommes Anna, Caramelised Carrots and Bread Sauce

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 37 ingredients
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Why it works: Thyme and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,586 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Roasted Pheasant with Pommes Anna, Caramelised Carrots and Bread Sauce

Serves 2
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1224Calories
57 gProtein
43 gFat
158 gCarbs

Counts 20 of 24 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 20 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
White Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Blackberry1 cup (144g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Pheasantnot in our table0
Macenot in our table0
Cognacnot in our table0
Quincenot in our table0

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. Thyme + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Red wine + thymetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together749 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Thyme + pheasanttop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: geraniol (rose, geranium).

  4. Red wine + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together112 recipes

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

  5. Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (red wine, thyme, honey, sugar, agar, butter, pheasant):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against red wine, thyme, honey, sugar, agar, butter, pheasant. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.