Polenta Crostini with Sausage Topping

Name: Polenta Crostini with Sausage Topping
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken stock; 1 cup milk; 3/4 tsp. salt; 1 cup slow-cooking polenta; 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 2 fresh pork, chicken or turkey sausages,; about 1/2 lb. total, casings removed; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 1/2 small yellow onion, finely chopped; 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 can (14 oz.) diced plum tomatoes with juice; 1 small bay leaf; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more,; to taste; 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh basil; 3 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Polenta Crostini with Sausage Topping

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1300Calories

88 gProtein

88 gFat

40 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sausage	100g cooked	301
Pork	100g cooked	242
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Bay Leaf	1 leaf (0.6g)	2
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
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 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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Chicken + porktop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,417 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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