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Shredded Brussels Sprouts

"Not too often do you hear 'fantastic' and 'Brussels sprouts' in the same sentence but this recipe is deserving of that. When I mentioned I was bringing Brussels sprouts to a holiday get together, my mom told me not to bother. After eating this dish, my family now requests I bring it to every get together!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Shredded Brussels Sprouts

Why it works: Pine and pepper work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 687 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Shredded Brussels Sprouts

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

442Calories
12 gProtein
35 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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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. Pine + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together687 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  3. Pine + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together587 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Butter + pinetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together358 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

  5. Pine + nutstop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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 (butter, pine, nuts, onion, pepper):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pine, nuts, onion, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.