Herbed Chicken Paillard

Name: Herbed Chicken Paillard
Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves,; about 1 1/4 lb. total, pounded to; 1/3-inch thickness; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 to 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1 to 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small shallot, minced; 1/2 cup dry vermouth; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 Tbs. chicken demi-glace; 2 Tbs. minced fresh chives; 2 Tbs. minced fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbs. minced fresh tarragon

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients

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Why it works: Shallot and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 450 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Herbed Chicken Paillard

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

858Calories

45 gProtein

30 gFat

99 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Vermouth	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 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.

Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together450 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Flour + shallottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,081 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,633 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Flour + chivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,168 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

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

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