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Nana White's Famous Brussels Sprouts

"This is a fabulous recipe for holidays or when company comes over. Even people who don't like Brussels sprouts will love them prepared this way! Make the dish ahead of time and pop it in the oven just before dinner."

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Nana White's Famous Brussels Sprouts

Why it works: Oregano and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 104 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Nana White's Famous Brussels Sprouts

6 to 8 servings
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

787Calories
29 gProtein
14 gFat
132 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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. Oregano + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together104 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  3. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Onion + oreganotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 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 (onion, flour, milk, white wine, oregano, dill, pepper):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, flour, milk, white wine, oregano, dill, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.