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Curried Chicken Sandwich

Thanks to a flavorful brine and a super-short cook time, sandwich-friendly boneless breasts take on a whole new life between two slices of bread in this Curried Chicken Sandwich.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Curried Chicken Sandwich

Why it works: Fennel and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 723 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Curried Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1022Calories
71 gProtein
25 gFat
126 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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 bonappetit. 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. Fennel + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together723 recipes

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

  2. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Celery + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,467 recipes

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

  4. Celery + fenneltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together276 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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

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

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

Swap the fennel

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, celery, milk, yogurt, lemon, pepper, bread):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Marjoramfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Fennelthe original

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