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Balsamic-Braised Red Cabbage

Balsamic vinegar’s honeyed, mildly tart quality stands in for harsher red wine vinegar in this new twist on a classic recipe. Green apples lend both sweetness and brightness, red wine adds depth and a sprinkle of orange zest contributes freshness to this hearty side dish.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Balsamic-Braised Red Cabbage

Why it works: Pepper and cabbage are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,081 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Balsamic-Braised Red Cabbage

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

473Calories
7 gProtein
15 gFat
81 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Green Apple1 medium (182g)95
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. 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.

  1. Pepper + cabbagetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,081 recipes

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

  2. Onion + cabbagetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,001 recipes

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

  3. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Honey + appletop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together569 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Apple + red winetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, honey, apple, vinegar, red wine, cabbage):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, honey, apple, vinegar, red wine, cabbage. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.