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Sesame and Honey Sausages with Caramelised Apple and Grilled Asparagus

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Why it works: Sesame and asparagus share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 73 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 1
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: sesame (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.

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the pork sausages and chorizo slices and cook, turning, for 10 to 12 minutes until the sausages reach 160°F (71°C) in the thickest part. Move the sausages to a plate and keep the chorizo in the pan.

  2. Core the cooking apple half and cut it into thin wedges. Add the wedges and soft brown sugar to the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, turning occasionally, until caramelised.

  3. Pour in the white wine and simmer for 2 minutes until slightly reduced. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  4. Meanwhile, heat a grill pan over high heat. Snap the woody ends off the asparagus, then grill for 3 to 4 minutes, turning, until charred and tender. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

  5. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry small pan over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, shaking often, until golden.

  6. Serve the sausages and chorizo with the caramelised apple and grilled asparagus, sprinkling the toasted sesame seeds over the sausages.

By bbcfood. 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.

  1. Sesame + asparagustop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together73 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. White wine + appletop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together357 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Pork + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  4. Sesame + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,540 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Asparagus + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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