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Brussels with Hazelnut & Orange Butter

Even the staunchest Brussels critics have been swayed by these mouthwatering sprouts, mellowed by the sweet citrus butter which can be made days ahead

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Brussels with Hazelnut & Orange Butter

Why it works: Orange and hazelnut work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Brussels with Hazelnut & Orange Butter

Serves 10

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

220Calories
5 gProtein
12 gFat
26 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
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Hazelnutnot 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 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. Orange + hazelnuttop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Butter + hazelnuttop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together559 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  3. Butter + orangetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Butter + brussels sproutstop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Orange + brussels sproutstop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4 recipes

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

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, orange, hazelnut):

  1. Beetrootfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, orange, hazelnut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.