Name: Pickled Peppers with Shallots and Thyme
Yield: Makes 1 quart
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet or mild mini bell peppers, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, seeded; 2 large shallots, thinly sliced, separated into rings; 2 cups white wine vinegar; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons water; 5 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; Pinch of coarse kosher salt

Why it works: Shallot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,476 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Pickled Peppers with Shallots and Thyme

Makes 1 quart

Ingredients

1 pound sweet or mild mini bell peppers, sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, seeded
2 large shallots, thinly sliced, separated into rings
2 cups white wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons water
5 fresh thyme sprigs
2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
Pinch of coarse kosher salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

143Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

32 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	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.

Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,476 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Thyme + clovetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,108 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Thyme + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,608 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, shallot, white wine, vinegar, sugar, thyme, clove):

Tarragonfits better
Marjoramfits better
Allspicefits better
Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, shallot, white wine, vinegar, sugar, thyme, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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