Name: Orecchiette Carbonara with Scallions and Sundried TomatoesOrecchiette Carbonara with Scallions and Sundried Tomatoes
Ingredients: 1/2 lb orecchiette or other short pasta; 3 strips bacon, chopped; 3 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 5 sundried tomatoes, thinly sliced; 2 eggs, beaten; ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 cup shredded pecorino or parmesan

Why it works: Pasta and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,079 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Orecchiette Carbonara with Scallions and Sundried TomatoesOrecchiette Carbonara with Scallions and Sundried Tomatoes

Ingredients

1/2 lb orecchiette or other short pasta
3 strips bacon, chopped
3 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
5 sundried tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 eggs, beaten
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup shredded pecorino or parmesan

Directions

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By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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.

Pasta + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together2,079 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Pasta + tomatotop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together1,622 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, garlic, tomato, egg, pepper):

Capersbetter flavor fit
Oreganobetter flavor fit
Parsleybetter flavor fit
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, garlic, tomato, egg, pepper. 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).

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