Name: Sausage, Peppers and Onions with Saffron Rice
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice; 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (I use Swanson's Organic broth); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 pinch saffron, crumbled; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (plus more if needed); 8 ounces fresh, medium sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch slices (leave casings on to hold sausage together); 1/2 medium onion, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1/2 green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1 can (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained

Why it works: Saffron and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 781 recipes mention both. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

1 cup Basmati rice
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (I use Swanson's Organic broth)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch saffron, crumbled
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (plus more if needed)
8 ounces fresh, medium sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch slices (leave casings on to hold sausage together)
1/2 medium onion, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 can (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained

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By bunkycooks. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Saffron + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together781 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together14,164 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Saffron + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together369 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Chicken + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together6,027 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Chicken + oniontop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together17,808 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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