Name: St David's Leek & Chicken Hotpot
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 baking potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks; 2 leeks , cut into thick slices and washed; 3 medium carrots , peeled and cut into 3cm/1.25in slices; 300ml hot chicken stock; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts , diced; 3 tbsp double cream; 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; bread rolls, to serve

Why it works: Carrot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,053 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

St David's Leek & Chicken Hotpot

Serves 4

Prep20 min

Ingredients

2 baking potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks
2 leeks , cut into thick slices and washed
3 medium carrots , peeled and cut into 3cm/1.25in slices
300ml hot chicken stock
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts , diced
3 tbsp double cream
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
bread rolls, to serve

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

902Calories

51 gProtein

11 gFat

149 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together8,053 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Leek + carrottop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,310 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together759 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,107 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,855 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, leek, carrot, chicken, cream, bread):

Celeryfits about as well
Garlicfits about as well
Thymefits about as well
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, leek, carrot, chicken, cream, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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