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Chicken & Preserved Lemon Tagine

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Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Chicken & Preserved Lemon Tagine

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

256Calories
34 gProtein
5 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Harissanot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Saffronnot 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.

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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. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Lemon + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 recipes

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

  4. Coriander + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Cumin + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the harissa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, lemon, olive, coriander, chicken, ginger, clove):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Harissathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, lemon, olive, coriander, chicken, ginger, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.