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Dark Saucy Chicken

"For people who like chicken and are looking for something a little different, this recipe is for you. Brown sugar, soy sauce, and cocoa provide the base for this rather colorful dish. Goes well on a bed of fried rice. Refried beans make a good side dish. Substitute your favorite vegetables for tomatoes and Cheddar cheese for the Swiss (or Gouda if you can afford it)."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Dark Saucy Chicken

Why it works: Sage and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,388 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Dark Saucy Chicken

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

580Calories
44 gProtein
22 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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

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

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

  2. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  3. Sage + tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together417 recipes

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

  4. Sage + almondtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together61 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Sugar + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the sage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, sauce, cocoa powder, almond, pepper, tomato, swiss cheese):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Sagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, sauce, cocoa powder, almond, pepper, tomato, swiss cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.