Name: Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Salt Pork
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup 1/4" cubes salt pork or pancetta (about 8 ounces); 2 large shallots, peeled, quartered (about 1 1/2 cups); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 pounds brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed, trimmed, halved; 1-2 tablespoons juice from jarred dill pickles

Why it works: Pepper and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Salt Pork

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

1 cup 1/4" cubes salt pork or pancetta (about 8 ounces)
2 large shallots, peeled, quartered (about 1 1/2 cups)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 pounds brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed, trimmed, halved
1-2 tablespoons juice from jarred dill pickles

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

352Calories

32 gProtein

15 gFat

23 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Brussels Sprout	1 cup (156g)	56
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Shallot + dilltop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together91 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,898 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pork + shallottop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,316 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pork + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together22,121 recipes

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

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, shallot, pepper, dill):

Mustardfits better
Chivefits better
Capsicumfits better
Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, shallot, pepper, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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