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Savory Kasha Pilaf

A vegetable pilaf made with kasha, garlic, scallions, bell pepper, carrots, and vegetable stock.

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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Savory Kasha Pilaf

Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Sauté and coat the kasha

  1. Heat oil in electric skillet or large saucepan over medium-high heat.

  2. Add garlic, scallions, bell pepper and carrots.

  3. Place kasha in bowl.

  4. Combine egg replacer powder and water in liquid measuring cup, and pour over kasha, mixing thoroughly.

  5. Combine kasha mixture with vegetables, and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Simmer

  1. Add hot stock, and reduce heat to low.

  2. Cover, and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

301Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
24 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
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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.

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

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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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Clove + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  4. Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Medium-grain kasha
Toasted buckwheat grains form the bulk of the pilaf and absorb the stock as they cook.
Powdered egg replacer
Coats the kasha grains so they stay more separate and hold a light, distinct texture.
Vegetable stock
Supplies the cooking liquid that softens the grains and seasons the whole dish.
Olive oil
Fat that carries heat and flavour into the garlic and vegetables at the start.

The step that matters

Cooking the coated kasha with the vegetables for 2 minutes. Stirring the egg-coated kasha over heat dries its surface, so the grains stay separate when the hot stock is added instead of turning gluey.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, clove, pepper, carrot, egg):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, clove, pepper, carrot, egg. 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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