Name: Oven-Baked Omelette with Sausage and Peppers
Ingredients: 10 oz. Italian sausages, a mixture of sweet and; hot; 1/2 head garlic, unpeeled, plus 4 cloves; 1 1/2 cups red wine; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 1 leek, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, white; portion only, julienned; 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and cut lengthwise; into strips; 1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut; lengthwise into strips; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut; lengthwise into strips; 1 tsp. minced fresh oregano; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 5 to 6 Tbs. unsalted butter; 9 eggs, separated; Pinch of salt; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup heavy cream or half-and-half; Pinch of cayenne pepper; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Why it works: Garlic and oregano are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,756 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

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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.

Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,756 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + oreganotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together556 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + leektop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together150 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, red wine, olive, pepper, oregano, butter):

Tomatofits better
Eggplantfits better
Capsicumfits better
Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, red wine, olive, pepper, oregano, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Sausage	100g cooked	301
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Oven-Baked Omelette with Sausage and Peppers