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Southwestern-Style Pressed Chicken

Chicken and turkey are done when they are cooked through completely, with no trace of pink at the bone or at the center of boneless pieces.When pierced with a long-handled fork, the juices that are released should run clear. Larger poultry cuts may also be checked with an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat, away from the bone; the thigh should register 170°F.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Southwestern-Style Pressed Chicken

Why it works: Lime and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Southwestern-Style Pressed Chicken

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

421Calories
32 gProtein
31 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  2. Lime + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,621 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,888 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  4. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Pepper + chickentop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,958 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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

Swap the lime

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

  1. Lemonfits about as well
  2. Limethe original
  3. Avocadofits about as well
  4. Mangofits less well

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