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Mgm Grand Spicy Jambalaya

A jambalaya made with ham, chicken, sausage, rice, and vegetables.

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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 ↓

Mgm Grand Spicy Jambalaya

Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Make the stock

  1. In a boiler, add bay leaves, diced ham and water.

  2. Let boil for 1 hour.

Sauté the vegetables

  1. In another pan, heat oil.

  2. Add diced chicken, onions and celery, and sauté until tender.

  3. Add peppers, onions and diced tomatoes.

Combine and finish

  1. Add tomato paste, chopped parsley, crushed garlic, dried thyme, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and smoked sausage.

  2. Add cooked rice to jambalaya and salt to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1164Calories
80 gProtein
60 gFat
74 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Smoked Sausage100g cooked301
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,810 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 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

Tomato paste
Adds concentrated tomato flavor, deep color and body to the sauce.
Ham
Contributes savory, salty flavor to the cooking liquid.
Chicken breast
Provides the main protein, which becomes tender as it cooks with the vegetables.
Smoked sausage
Adds smoky flavor and fat that seasons the whole pot.
Rice
Forms the bulk of the dish and absorbs the flavorful liquid.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, chicken, celery, pepper, tomato, parsley, garlic):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Okrafits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, chicken, celery, pepper, tomato, parsley, garlic. 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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