Name: Potato & Smoked Sausage Hash
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil, Divided; 4 whole Medium Potatoes, Par-baked*, Peeled, And Cubed; ½ teaspoons Seasoning Salt; ½ teaspoons Pepper; 13 ounces, weight Smoked Sausage, Sliced Into 1-inch Pieces; 1 whole Green Bell Pepper, Seeded And Chopped Into 1 Inch Pieces; 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Seeded And Chopped Into 1-inch Pieces; 1 whole Small Red Onion, Chopped Into 1-inch Pieces

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Potato & Smoked Sausage Hash

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Canola Oil, Divided
4 whole Medium Potatoes, Par-baked*, Peeled, And Cubed
½ teaspoons Seasoning Salt
½ teaspoons Pepper
13 ounces, weight Smoked Sausage, Sliced Into 1-inch Pieces
1 whole Green Bell Pepper, Seeded And Chopped Into 1 Inch Pieces
1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Seeded And Chopped Into 1-inch Pieces
1 whole Small Red Onion, Chopped Into 1-inch Pieces

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

662Calories

19 gProtein

41 gFat

56 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Smoked Sausage	100g cooked	301
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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 tastykitchen. 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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Canola oil + oniontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,150 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Canola oil + potatotop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together268 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, pepper, onion):

Capsicumfits about as well
Mustardfits about as well
Carrotfits about as well
Potatothe original

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

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