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Five-Spice Glazed Nuts Recipe

The ultimate bar snack goes Asian with the warm, spicy addition of Chinese Five-Spice Powder.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Five-Spice Glazed Nuts Recipe

Why it works: Almond and walnut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 993 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Five-Spice Glazed Nuts Recipe

About 4 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

545Calories
14 gProtein
45 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)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.

By chow. 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. Almond + walnuttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together993 recipes

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

  2. Walnut + pecanstop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Almond + peanuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

  4. Nuts + peanuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Walnut + peanuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (almond, walnut, pecans, sugar, peanut, pepper):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Brazil nutfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against almond, walnut, pecans, sugar, peanut, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.