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Spatchcock Brined Chicken with Roast Carrots & Potatoes

Spatchcock is a term used in professional kitchens for poultry that is split down the back and flattened, which reduces roasting or grilling time considerably. In this recipe, the split chicken is first dry brined, then carrots and potatoes are layered on a double-burner griddle. The bird is placed on an elevated rack above the vegetables for roasting.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Spatchcock Brined Chicken with Roast Carrots & Potatoes

Why it works: Tarragon and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 589 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Spatchcock Brined Chicken with Roast Carrots & Potatoes

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

479Calories
36 gProtein
18 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Chives1 tbsp (3g)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 williamssonoma. 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. Tarragon + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together589 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,107 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Pepper + tarragontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 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 carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, potato, olive, pepper, tarragon, chive):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, potato, olive, pepper, tarragon, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.