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Spicy Blackberry Chutney

Preserve the season's best with spicy blackberry chutney

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Spicy Blackberry Chutney

Why it works: Onion and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,259 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Spicy Blackberry Chutney

Makes about 400ml/14fl oz
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

163Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
37 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Blackberry1 cup (144g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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 + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,595 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Ginger + mustardtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, onion, mustard, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, onion, mustard, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.