Name: BBQ Sausage and Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds spicy Italian sausage, sliced; 1 large red bell pepper, cut into large chunks; 1/4 pound jalapeno peppers, cut into large pieces; 1 large red onion, cut into chunks; 1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer; 1/2 pound sliced provolone cheese

Why it works: Pepper and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

BBQ Sausage and Peppers

8 servings

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

2 pounds spicy Italian sausage, sliced
1 large red bell pepper, cut into large chunks
1/4 pound jalapeno peppers, cut into large pieces
1 large red onion, cut into chunks
1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
1/2 pound sliced provolone cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

464Calories

37 gProtein

22 gFat

21 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Provolone Cheese	1 oz (28g)	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Beer	1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking	43
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Jalapeno Pepper	1 pepper (14g)	4

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

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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.

Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Jalapeno + oniontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,250 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Pepper + jalapenotop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,885 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Pepper + beertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together940 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Jalapeno + beertop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together89 recipes

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

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, onion, beer, provolone cheese):

Garlicfits better
Thymefits better
Oreganofits better
Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, onion, beer, provolone cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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