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Maple Sausage

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Maple Sausage

Why it works: Sage and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,485 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Maple Sausage

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

617Calories
44 gProtein
27 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
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 epicurious. 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. Sage + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,485 recipes

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

  2. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Sage + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,388 recipes

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

  4. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, oats, maple syrup, sage, clove, thyme, pepper):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Allspicefits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, oats, maple syrup, sage, clove, thyme, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.