Name: Ham and Sausage Biscuits and Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ pounds Ground Pork Sausage; 1 cup Cooked, Diced Ham; 4 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour; 2-½ cups Milk; 1 teaspoon Coarse Cracked Black Pepper; 1 pinch Salt To Taste; 1 package (16 Oz. Size) Refrigerated Biscuits, Cooked Per Package Instructions

Why it works: Flour and biscuit match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 889 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Ham and Sausage Biscuits and Gravy

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

½ pounds Ground Pork Sausage
1 cup Cooked, Diced Ham
4 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
2-½ cups Milk
1 teaspoon Coarse Cracked Black Pepper
1 pinch Salt To Taste
1 package (16 Oz. Size) Refrigerated Biscuits, Cooked Per Package Instructions

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1222Calories

57 gProtein

49 gFat

134 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork Sausage	100g cooked	301
Biscuit	1 medium (45g)	166
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Ham	100g cooked	145
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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.

Flour + biscuittop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together889 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Pepper + biscuittop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together841 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Pork + milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,386 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
Pork + hamtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,638 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together78,219 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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