Name: Fried New Potatoes with Parma Ham & Broad Beans
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 handfuls (approx 100g) broad beans; olive oil and butter for frying; 250g new potatoes , halved and steamed or simmered until just cooked; 2 slices Parma ham , grilled until crisp and broken into pieces; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar

Why it works: Potato and parsley are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,855 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Fried New Potatoes with Parma Ham & Broad Beans

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 handfuls (approx 100g) broad beans
olive oil and butter for frying
250g new potatoes , halved and steamed or simmered until just cooked
2 slices Parma ham , grilled until crisp and broken into pieces
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp sherry vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

653Calories

32 gProtein

39 gFat

38 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Broad Bean	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,855 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,470 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Beans + potatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together655 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + potatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, potato, ham, parsley, sherry, vinegar):

Beansthe original
Chickpeafits about as well
Peasfits less well
Almondfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, potato, ham, parsley, sherry, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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