Name: Perfect Collard Greens
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 6 whole Collard Green Leaves (each Leaf The Size Of A Dinner Plate); 4 slices Thick-cut Bacon (peppered Bacon Is Great); 1 whole Jalapeño; 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar; ½ teaspoons Salt; ½ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper; 1 cup Water

Why it works: Apple cider vinegar and pepper work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 477 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Perfect Collard Greens

Serves 2

Prep10 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

6 whole Collard Green Leaves (each Leaf The Size Of A Dinner Plate)
4 slices Thick-cut Bacon (peppered Bacon Is Great)
1 whole Jalapeño
2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
½ teaspoons Salt
½ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 cup Water

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

52Calories

3 gProtein

3 gFat

2 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Leaf	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

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.

Apple cider vinegar + peppertop 17% of all pairs

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Cooked together477 recipes

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

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