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Golden Chicory in Prosciutto Wraps

Try Barney's simplified version of the traditional French version - you could use normal sliced honey roast ham if you prefer

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Chicory and prosciutto work together. They rank in the top 42% of all ingredient pairs, and 2 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 1
Prep10 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Chicory + prosciuttotop 42% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Butter + white winetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Butter + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together7,955 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Butter + creamtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together41,494 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. White wine + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,495 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicory, butter, prosciutto, white wine, thyme, cheese, cream):

  1. Potatobetter flavor fit
  2. Onionbetter flavor fit
  3. Asparagusabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicory, butter, prosciutto, white wine, thyme, cheese, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).