Why it works: Brussels sprouts and pepper work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Brussels Sprouts in Gravy
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and blanch the Brussels sprouts.
Simmer the sprouts in brown gravy for a few minutes.
Season with coarse sea salt and a little cayenne pepper.
Serve in croustades or paper cases.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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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Brussels sprouts + peppertop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together35 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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