Name: Boom Bang-a-Bang Chicken Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 100g smooth peanut butter; 140g full-fat coconut yogurt or natural yogurt mixed with 2 tbsp desiccated coconut; 2 tsp sweet chilli sauce; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2-3 spring onions , finely shredded; 3 cooked skinless chicken breasts , shredded; 2 Baby Gem lettuces , big leaves separated; ½ cucumber , halved lengthways, seeds scraped out with a teaspoon, cut into matchsticks; toasted sesame seeds , for sprinkling

Why it works: Lettuce and cucumber match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,409 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Boom Bang-a-Bang Chicken Cups

Makes 8

Prep30 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

100g smooth peanut butter
140g full-fat coconut yogurt or natural yogurt mixed with 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
2 tsp sweet chilli sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
2-3 spring onions , finely shredded
3 cooked skinless chicken breasts , shredded
2 Baby Gem lettuces , big leaves separated
½ cucumber , halved lengthways, seeds scraped out with a teaspoon, cut into matchsticks
toasted sesame seeds , for sprinkling

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

783Calories

61 gProtein

46 gFat

36 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Lettuce	1 cup shredded (36g)	5
Sauce	not in our table	0
Seed	not in our table	0
Toasted Sesame Seed	not in our table	0

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

Lettuce + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,409 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Peanut + coconuttop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together433 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Peanut + lettucetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together170 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Onion + lettucetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,562 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + cucumbertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,050 recipes

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

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

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peanut, butter, sauce, onion, chicken, lettuce, cucumber):

Avocadofits better
Coconutthe original
Limefits about as well
Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against peanut, butter, sauce, onion, chicken, lettuce, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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