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Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

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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 ↓

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Serves 12

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Brown outside of chicken breasts in small amount of oil then set aside.

  2. Make a roux from the flour in a large saucepan .

  3. Add peppers, onions, and celery to roux. Cook until softened.

  4. Slowly stir in water, and bring to a simmer.

  5. Cut up browned chicken breasts, add to gumbo, and cook until done.

  6. Slice up sausage and add ½ hour after the chicken.

  7. Season to taste with cayenne and salt.

  8. Serve in a bowl with a little rice and green onions on top.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1070Calories
74 gProtein
33 gFat
114 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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

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

  2. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

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

  4. Canola oil + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,150 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

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 (chicken, canola oil, flour, pepper, onion):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, canola oil, flour, pepper, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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