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Sausage, Fig & Cranberry Stuffing

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Sausage, Fig & Cranberry Stuffing

Why it works: Rosemary and pine share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 65 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Sausage, Fig & Cranberry Stuffing

6 to 8 servings
Prep30 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

937Calories
71 gProtein
55 gFat
43 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Dried Fig1 medium (50g)37
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Brandynot in our table0
Stuffingnot 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 browneyedbaker. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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. Rosemary + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Celery + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together470 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Fig + rosemarytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together39 recipes

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

  5. Celery + pinetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fig, brandy, butter, celery, pork, rosemary, pine):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fig, brandy, butter, celery, pork, rosemary, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.