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Quick-Pickled Jalapeños

Kosher salt, apple cider vinegar, and sugar are all you need to pickle jalapeno peppers.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Quick-Pickled Jalapeños

Why it works: Apple cider vinegar and sugar work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 455 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Quick-Pickled Jalapeños

1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

52Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot 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.

By bonappetit. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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