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Barley Bake

"Easy and good dish for potlucks. The pine nuts make all the difference! The mushrooms are optional. Garnish with fresh parsley."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Barley Bake

Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Barley Bake

6 servings
Prep25 min
Cook1 hr 25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

552Calories
11 gProtein
32 gFat
62 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Barley1 cup cooked (157g)193
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. 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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  2. Pine + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Barley + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together110 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,843 recipes

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

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, onion, barley, pine, mushroom, parsley, pepper):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, onion, barley, pine, mushroom, parsley, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.