Name: Salt Beef with Beetroot & Horseradish Relish
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1½g piece of salted brisket or silverside of beef; 1 large onion , halved; large bunch parsley; 6 young carrots , scrubbed and left whole; 6 small leeks; 3 large homecooked beetroot , coarsely grated; 3 tbsp freshly grated horseradish; 2 tsp golden caster sugar; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Why it works: Beetroot and horseradish match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 209 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Salt Beef with Beetroot & Horseradish Relish

Serves 6

Prep30 min

Ingredients

1½g piece of salted brisket or silverside of beef
1 large onion , halved
large bunch parsley
6 young carrots , scrubbed and left whole
6 small leeks
3 large homecooked beetroot , coarsely grated
3 tbsp freshly grated horseradish
2 tsp golden caster sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

372Calories

28 gProtein

15 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Beetroot	not in our table	0
Horseradish	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.

Beetroot + horseradishtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together209 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Parsley + carrottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together8,053 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Leek + beetroottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together45 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
Carrot + leektop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,310 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Carrot + beetroottop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together699 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, parsley, carrot, leek, beetroot, horseradish, sugar):

Turnipfits better
Parsnipfits better
Shallotfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, parsley, carrot, leek, beetroot, horseradish, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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