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Rain-or-shine Leg of Lamb

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Rain-or-shine Leg of Lamb

Why it works: Thyme and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,057 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Rain-or-shine Leg of Lamb

Serves 6
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

299Calories
25 gProtein
21 gFat
1 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Rapeseed Oilnot in our table0
Caraway Seednot in our table0

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. Thyme + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Caraway + thymetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Caraway + parsleytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  4. Lamb + parsleytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Lamb + thymetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together477 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the caraway

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, thyme, parsley):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Rosemaryfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Carawaythe original

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