Name: Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Raisins
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 thick slices bacon; 4 cups Brussels sprouts (about 1 pound), trimmed, halved; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup golden raisins; 1 medium shallot, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/2 cup low-salt chicken broth; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Why it works: Olive and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,888 recipes. Both carry acetic acid hexyl ester, which smells sweet, green. The science ↓

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Raisins

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 thick slices bacon
4 cups Brussels sprouts (about 1 pound), trimmed, halved
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 medium shallot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup low-salt chicken broth
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

563Calories

39 gProtein

33 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Brussels Sprout	1 cup (156g)	56
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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.

Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Raisin + shallottop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together40 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + shallottop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,898 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 (olive, pepper, raisin, shallot, butter, chicken, apple cider vinegar):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Spinachfits better
Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, raisin, shallot, butter, chicken, apple cider vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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