Why it works: Pork and cabbage match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 919 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
The recipe
6 servingsIngredients
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat a large pot over medium heat, add the pork sausage, and break it up as it browns, about 6 minutes, until it reaches 160°F (71°C) inside and is no longer pink.
Add the diced onion and garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes until softened.
Pour in the beef broth and the water, then stir in the beef bouillon granules, diced potatoes and dried marjoram. Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the potatoes are nearly tender.
Stir in the finely chopped cabbage and simmer for about 6 minutes, until the cabbage is tender.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, then ladle into bowls and serve hot.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pork + cabbagetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together919 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Pork + beeftop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,669 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethylphenol (must).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Pork + potatotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,667 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Potato + oniontop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,019 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
Flavor stand-ins for the marjoram
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, beef, cabbage, potato, onion, garlic, pepper):
- Thymebetter flavor fit
- Celeryabout as good a flavor fit
- Parsleyabout as good a flavor fit
- Marjoramthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, beef, cabbage, potato, onion, garlic, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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