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Mustard and Garlic Roasted French Rack of Australian Lamb Recipe

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By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Mustard and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 901 recipes. Both carry methyleugenol, which smells clove, spice. The science ↓

Mustard and Garlic Roasted French Rack of Australian Lamb Recipe

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Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

423Calories
26 gProtein
35 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. 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. Mustard + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together901 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  2. Tarragon + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together589 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Garlic + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,149 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together587 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (lamb, garlic, mustard, chive, olive):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Tarragonthe original

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