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Red Curry of Sweet Potato with Crisp Shallots, Chilli & Garlic

A brilliant Thai recipe from MasterChef judge John Torode

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Red Curry of Sweet Potato with Crisp Shallots, Chilli & Garlic

Why it works: Sweet potato and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 159 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Red Curry of Sweet Potato with Crisp Shallots, Chilli & Garlic

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

875Calories
14 gProtein
41 gFat
117 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Sweet potato + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together159 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Coconut + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Sweet potato + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Milk + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sweet potato + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together631 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, coconut, milk, cream, sugar, fish sauce, rice):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, coconut, milk, cream, sugar, fish sauce, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.