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Pickled Knackwurst

When we think of the Super Bowl, we always need to have a batch of this waiting in the fridge. The hard part is always waiting the three days while the flavors meld!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Pickled Knackwurst

Why it works: Pepper and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,395 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Pickled Knackwurst

Serves 8
Prep10 min
Cook8 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

109Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
25 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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. Pepper + allspicetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,395 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Onion + allspicetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,270 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Onion + apple cider vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together469 recipes

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

  5. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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 (apple cider vinegar, sugar, pepper, allspice):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Cabbagefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against apple cider vinegar, sugar, pepper, allspice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.