Name: Goose-fat Roasties
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2kg potatoes , Maris piper or King Edward, peeled and cut to similar size; 4 tbsp goose fat or groundnut oil; 2 tsp English mustard powder; 2 tbsp polenta or semolina

Why it works: Potato and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Goose-fat Roasties

Serves 6

Ingredients

2kg potatoes , Maris piper or King Edward, peeled and cut to similar size
4 tbsp goose fat or groundnut oil
2 tsp English mustard powder
2 tbsp polenta or semolina

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

283Calories

4 gProtein

14 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Goose	not in our table	0
Semolina	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 + mustardtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,340 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mustard + semolinatop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Potato + semolinatop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together26 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, semolina):

Shallotfits better
Horseradishfits better
Kalefits better
Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, semolina. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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