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Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Rosemary & Pine Nuts

Stuffing a leg of lamb is a great way to transform a regular cut into something a bit special for Easter, and this recipe ensures it'll be bursting with flavour. If you've never made homemade gravy before, give it a go – you can't beat it!

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Rosemary & Pine Nuts

Why it works: Rosemary and pine share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 65 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Rosemary & Pine Nuts

Serves 10

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1565Calories
105 gProtein
70 gFat
124 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Lamb100g cooked294
Anchovy100g210
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
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. Rosemary + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Parsley + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together713 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, garlic, parsley, rosemary, anchovy, pine, olive):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

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