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Chuck Wagon Hash

A hearty hash of sausage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, chili powder, and cheese served over rice.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Chuck Wagon Hash

Timeabout 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the hash

  1. Crumble sausage into a large skillet and cook until almost done, then pour off fat.

  2. Add onion and green peppers to the skillet and continue cooking until vegetables are tender crisp.

  3. Add tomatoes, chili powder, salt and garlic powder.

  4. Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes.

Serve

  1. Just before serving, stir in sour cream and cheese.

  2. Serve over fluffy rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

745Calories
58 gProtein
25 gFat
70 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Pork + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Tomato + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,065 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Pork sausage
Provides the main meat flavor and fat, which is poured off after browning.
Tomatoes
Supply liquid and acidity that simmer into a saucy base for the hash.
Sour cream
Adds creamy richness and a tangy note when stirred in at the end.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the hot mixture, adding richness and a savory, salty flavor.
Rice
Soaks up the sauce and gives a neutral, fluffy base for the hash.

The step that matters

Stir in sour cream and cheese just before serving. Sour cream and cheese are dairy that can curdle or turn greasy if boiled for long. Adding them off the heat or at the last moment keeps them smooth and creamy.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, pepper, garlic, cream, cheddar cheese, rice):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, onion, pepper, garlic, cream, cheddar cheese, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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