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Curried Black Beans and Rice with Sausage

A savory dish of black beans, rice, and smoked turkey sausage flavored with curry powder and olive oil.

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Why it works: Beans and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,017 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Curried Black Beans and Rice with Sausage

Ingredients

Directions

Make the beans

  1. Heat oil in large heavy skillet over medium heat.

  2. Cook onion and curry powder, stirring well, until tender.

  3. Stir in sausage and broth; simmer 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in beans; cook until hot, stirring constantly.

  5. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.

Serve

  1. Spoon over rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

902Calories
71 gProtein
32 gFat
76 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Beans + ricetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,017 recipes

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

  2. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  3. Olive + beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Turkey + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).

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

What each ingredient does

Onion
Softens as it cooks, adding sweetness and a savory base for the dish.
Curry powder
Blooms in the hot oil to release its aroma and flavor through the beans.
Smoked turkey sausage
Adds smoky, meaty flavor and some fat to the skillet.
Black beans
Provide the main body and texture of the dish once heated through.
White wine vinegar
Adds a bright acidity that balances the rich, spiced beans.

The step that matters

Cook the onion and curry powder until tender. Curry powder burns easily over high heat, which turns it bitter. Cooking gently over medium heat, while stirring, lets the onion soften and the spices bloom without scorching.

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, turkey, chicken, white wine, vinegar, rice):

  1. Sesamefits about as well
  2. Beansthe original
  3. Chestnutfits less well
  4. Peanutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, turkey, chicken, white wine, vinegar, 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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