Why it works: Beef and chicken match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,148 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓
Jolof Rice
Ingredients
Directions
Make the base
In a large pot, cook smoked sausage, pepperoni, green pepper, and onion in 3 tablespoons of corn or vegetable oil until the green pepper and onion are slightly tender.
Add shrimp, then cook and stir for two minutes.
Add water, tomato, and bouillon cubes.
Cook and serve
Bring to a boil.
Stir in remaining ingredients, then lower heat to low or simmer.
Cover pot and cook 30 minutes.
Serve hot.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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.
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Beef + chickentop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,148 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
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Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,769 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together933 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Corn + tomatotop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,099 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Tomato + ricetop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together3,065 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Rice
- Absorbs the cooking liquid and softens as it cooks, forming the body of the dish.
- Smoked sausage
- Releases smoky flavor and fat into the pot, seasoning the rice as it cooks.
- Shrimp
- Adds savory seafood flavor and a tender, quick-cooking protein.
- Tomato
- Provides moisture, acidity, and color that give the rice its reddish tone.
- Chicken bouillon cubes
- Add concentrated savory flavor and salt to the cooking liquid.
- Corn or vegetable oil
- Carries flavor from the sausage and pepperoni and helps the vegetables soften evenly.
The step that matters
Simmer low with the lid on after adding the rice. Rice needs a steady, gentle simmer with the lid on so it absorbs the liquid evenly and cooks through. Too much heat can scorch the bottom before the grains are tender.
Swap the tomato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, pepper, corn, shrimp, chicken, rice, sauce):
- Capsicumfits better
- Tomatothe original
- Potatofits about as well
- Asparagusfits less well
Fit is the average pairing score against beef, pepper, corn, shrimp, chicken, rice, sauce. 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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