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Roast Leg of Lamb with Aubergines & Onions

Most of us Brits are in love with good old roast lamb with all the trimmings – mint sauce, roast potatoes, you know the story! But life is too short to be eating the same thing all the time, so I wanted to show you a fantastic, classic Italian way of cooking lamb with aubergines. The lamb bit is dead simple; what I want you to concentrate on is the seasoning of the aubergines and you'll be laughing.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Roast Leg of Lamb with Aubergines & Onions

Why it works: Oregano and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 344 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Roast Leg of Lamb with Aubergines & Onions

6-8

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

742Calories
58 gProtein
45 gFat
27 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Anchovy100g210
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)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 jamieoliver. 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. Oregano + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together344 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, olive, pepper, oregano, rosemary, clove, garlic):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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