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Peppadew Sweet Pepper and Andouille Sausage Stuffing

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Why it works: Pepper and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Peppadew Sweet Pepper and Andouille Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium to high heat.

  2. Add green bell peppers, celery, and onions, and cook until light brown (10 minutes).

  3. Add andouille smoked sausage and cook until meat is browned, stirring often (5 minutes).

  4. Stir in butter, garlic, and Tabasco(tm) hot sauce.

  5. Reduce heat and add chicken stock, bringing it to a simmer (10 minutes).

  6. Stir in bread crumbs and remove from heat.

  7. Stir in Peppadew(tm) sweet piquante peppers.

  8. Stuff loosely in turkey cavity.

  9. Remember to add to overall cooking time when you stuff a turkey.

  10. Option: Instead of using this recipe as a stuffing, put the mixture into an ungreased 8X8 baking dish.

  11. Bake uncovered at 425° for 45 minutes, until top is browned.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1237Calories
59 gProtein
58 gFat
117 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Smoked Sausage100g cooked301
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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. Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

  5. Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, pepper, onion, sauce, chicken, bread):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, pepper, onion, sauce, chicken, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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