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Sprouts, Bacon and Almonds

This is a great recipe to convince any doubters that sprouts are worth it – halve them and fry in buttery bacon with toasted almonds.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Butter and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,245 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Sprouts, Bacon and Almonds

Serves 6-8
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

208Calories
7 gProtein
16 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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

By bbcfood. 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. Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Butter + brussels sproutstop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Brussels sprouts + almondtop 48% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 (butter, almond):

  1. Arrowrootfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.