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Italian-style Turkey Crown with Roast Garlic & Pancetta & Lemon Ciabatta Stuffing

With no bones to contend with, a turkey crown is easier to carve than a whole bird and the pancetta slices keep the roasted meat succulent

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 21 ingredients
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Italian-style Turkey Crown with Roast Garlic & Pancetta & Lemon Ciabatta Stuffing

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Italian-style Turkey Crown with Roast Garlic & Pancetta & Lemon Ciabatta Stuffing

SERVES 6 with leftovers
Prep35 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1251Calories
69 gProtein
54 gFat
117 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Rosemary + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Rosemary + clovetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, olive, rosemary, onion, garlic, clove, pine):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Chestnutfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, olive, rosemary, onion, garlic, clove, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.