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Gordon's Lasagne

This is the super-chef's version of that Italian great, given a summer twist with seasonal veg and lightly poached veal

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Gordon's Lasagne

Why it works: Leek and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,310 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Gordon's Lasagne

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

999Calories
72 gProtein
40 gFat
77 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Rosenot in our table0
Vealnot in our table0
Chestnutnot in our table0
Chervilnot in our table0

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.

  1. Leek + carrottop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,310 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Carrot + chestnuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together186 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Leek + chestnuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Carrot + green beanstop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together113 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Chicken + leektop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, rose, veal, leek, carrot, white wine, chestnut):

  1. Turnipfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Parsnipfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, rose, veal, leek, carrot, white wine, chestnut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.