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Leftover Lamb & Potato Pie

This spin on cottage pie is a great way of using up leftover meat and potatoes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Leftover Lamb & Potato Pie

Why it works: Lamb and potato work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 520 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Leftover Lamb & Potato Pie

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1023Calories
49 gProtein
32 gFat
132 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Lamb100g cooked294
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113

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. Lamb + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together520 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together959 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Lamb + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyloctanoic acid (goaty, mutton).

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 (lamb, cheese):

  1. Potatothe original
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Mustardfits less well

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