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Sainte-Maure, Basil and Fresh Herb Terrine Recipe

This recipe from Chef Stéphane Reynaud's new book, Terrine, proves that these dishes need not be difficult. Requiring no more effort than some slicing and rearranging...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Sainte-Maure, Basil and Fresh Herb Terrine Recipe

Why it works: Shallot and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 450 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Sainte-Maure, Basil and Fresh Herb Terrine Recipe

8 to 10 servings as an appetizer

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

375Calories
8 gProtein
37 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 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. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together450 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Shallot + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together440 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Chive + basiltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together389 recipes

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

  5. Shallot + basiltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (butter, shallot, chive, walnut, pepper, cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, shallot, chive, walnut, pepper, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.