Why it works: Pork and broccoli work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 879 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓
The recipe
8 servingsIngredients
Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in the uncooked white rice, cover, and simmer over low heat for about 15 to 20 minutes until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed.
Thaw the broccoli if needed, then drain off any extra liquid and set it aside.
In a large bowl, stir together the condensed cream of celery soup, mayonnaise, black pepper, and curry powder until smooth.
Add the cooked rice, broccoli, and cubed leftover roast pork to the soup mixture and stir until evenly combined.
Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, until the casserole is bubbling around the edges and heated through to 165°F (74°C) in the center.
Remove the foil and bake for 5 to 10 minutes more so the top is lightly browned, then let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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 + broccolitop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together879 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Celery + peppertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together16,001 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Celery + broccolitop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together806 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Rice + celerytop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,139 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Rice + porktop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,025 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the celery
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, pork, cream, pepper, broccoli):
- Celerythe original
- Garlicabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against rice, pork, cream, pepper, broccoli. 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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