Why it works: Jalapeno and pineapple work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 83 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
6 servingsIngredients
Contains: soy (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 olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the sliced sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes until lightly browned and heated through to 165°F (74°C).
Pour in the dry sherry and simmer for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits from the pan.
Add the mango chunks, pineapple chunks, edamame and black soybeans. Cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until the fruit is warm and the beans are heated through.
Stir in the fresh salsa and cook for 1 more minute until warm.
Spoon the cooked jasmine rice into serving bowls and top with the sausage and fruit mixture.
Sprinkle the chopped cilantro over each serving and serve warm.
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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Jalapeno + pineappletop 14% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together83 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together224 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).
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Sherry + pineappletop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together228 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Olive + soybeantop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together75 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Chicken + olivetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together10,796 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the soybean
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, chicken, olive, sherry, mango, pineapple, jasmine):
- Beansbetter flavor fit
- Peasbetter flavor fit
- Sesamebetter flavor fit
- Soybeanthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against jalapeno, chicken, olive, sherry, mango, pineapple, jasmine. 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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