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Naan Bread Pizza

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Why it works: Naan and bread work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 17 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and place a baking sheet inside to heat.

  2. Squeeze the pork and chilli sausage meat out of its casings and crumble it into a dry non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 8 minutes until browned and cooked through to 160°F (71°C) inside.

  3. Remove the sausage meat from the pan and set aside. Add the sliced red onions to the same pan with the brown sugar and balsamic vinegar, and cook over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, stirring, until soft and glossy.

  4. Lay the garlic and coriander naan breads on the hot baking sheet. Spread the onion mixture over them, then scatter the cooked sausage meat on top.

  5. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until the naan edges are crisp and golden.

  6. Scatter the crumbled feta over the hot pizzas, then top with the coriander leaves. Cut into wedges and serve warm.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Naan + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,477 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Pork + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together18,199 recipes

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

  5. Coriander + naantop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together77 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, onion, sugar, vinegar, garlic, naan, bread):

  1. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Corianderthe original
  3. Pepperabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Cuminabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, onion, sugar, vinegar, garlic, naan, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).