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Beet Horseradish Recipe

A classic condiment for topping gefilte fish, from "The Jewish Festival Cookbook."

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Beet Horseradish Recipe

Why it works: Horseradish and cider work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 338 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Beet Horseradish Recipe

About 2 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

87Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
21 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Horseradishnot in our table0
Cidernot 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 chow. 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. Horseradish + cidertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together338 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Horseradish + sugartop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,314 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  3. Sugar + cidertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cider):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Sweet potatofits about as well
  4. Horseradishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cider. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.