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Flash-Fried Finger-Lickin' Chicken

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Flash-Fried Finger-Lickin' Chicken

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Flash-Fried Finger-Lickin' Chicken

serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

901Calories
52 gProtein
27 gFat
110 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
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 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.

  1. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Wheat + celerytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together149 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  4. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Chicken + wheattop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together296 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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

Swap the celery

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

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Celerythe original

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