Name: Miss Ora's Fried Chicken
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 3 to 4-pound chicken, cut into 10 pieces (breasts halved crosswise); 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more for seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; Canola or vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups); 2 ounces fatback, sliced 1/2" thick, rinsed (optional); A deep-fry thermometer

Why it works: Chicken and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,958 recipes. Both carry piperonal, which smells bitter, coconut. The science ↓

Miss Ora's Fried Chicken

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients

1 3 to 4-pound chicken, cut into 10 pieces (breasts halved crosswise)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Canola or vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups)
2 ounces fatback, sliced 1/2" thick, rinsed (optional)
A deep-fry thermometer

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

869Calories

44 gProtein

32 gFat

96 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Canola	1 tbsp (14g)	124
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 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.

Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,958 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).
Pepper + flourtop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together50,459 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Chicken + flourtop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together10,559 recipes

Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).

Chicken and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,559 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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