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Grilled Chili Sauce

Here, a red chili and bell pepper are roasted on an outdoor grill, then pureed with a vinegar-sugar syrup to create a smoky dipping sauce. Serve alongside chicken or pork.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Grilled Chili Sauce

Why it works: Pepper and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,379 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Grilled Chili Sauce

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

91Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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 + ricetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Pepper + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

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

  4. Rice + vinegartop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,604 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Rice + sugartop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together8,744 recipes

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

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