Name: Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Turnovers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 250ml milk; 1 tbsp each butter and flour, mixed to a paste, plus extra for dusting; 140g button mushrooms , cut into quarters; 1 tbsp olive oil; 140g ham , chopped into small pieces; 85g leftover cheese (amount will vary according to type - go with your taste buds), cut into small pieces; 1 tbsp chopped herbs - tarragon, parsley and chives all work well; 500g block puff pastry; 1 egg , beaten

Why it works: Mushroom and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,571 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Turnovers

Makes 4

Prep20 min

Cook50 min

Ingredients

250ml milk
1 tbsp each butter and flour, mixed to a paste, plus extra for dusting
140g button mushrooms , cut into quarters
1 tbsp olive oil
140g ham , chopped into small pieces
85g leftover cheese (amount will vary according to type - go with your taste buds), cut into small pieces
1 tbsp chopped herbs - tarragon, parsley and chives all work well
500g block puff pastry
1 egg , beaten

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1277Calories

64 gProtein

63 gFat

111 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Pastry	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.

Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,571 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Olive + tarragontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,323 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the tarragon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, butter, flour, mushroom, olive, ham, cheese):

Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Garlicfits better
Tarragonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, butter, flour, mushroom, olive, ham, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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