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Sausages with Quick Onion Gravy

A simple idea for homemade gravy turns this family supper into something far more interesting

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Sausages with Quick Onion Gravy

Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Sausages with Quick Onion Gravy

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

799Calories
45 gProtein
43 gFat
56 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Beef100g cooked250
Mashed Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Potato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Onion + beeftop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  4. Beef + potatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Onion + green beanstop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together334 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 green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, vinegar, beef, sauce, potato):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, vinegar, beef, sauce, potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.