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Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Chorizo and Paprika

The perfect side dish for Thanksgiving!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Chorizo and Paprika

Why it works: Shallot and pistachio share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Chorizo and Paprika

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

760Calories
68 gProtein
45 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Shallot + pistachiotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Lemon + pistachiotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together431 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Olive + pistachiotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together299 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, shallot, chicken, lemon, pistachio):

  1. Kalefits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Arrowrootfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, shallot, chicken, lemon, pistachio. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.