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Thai Chicken Skewers

Chicken skewers are the perfect recipe for game day. This Thai version of a grilled favorite is packed full of flavor and paired with a peanut sauce.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Thai Chicken Skewers

Why it works: Lime and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 909 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Thai Chicken Skewers

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

637Calories
47 gProtein
37 gFat
33 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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 + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Lime + fish saucetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together798 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Chicken + white winetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,904 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, white wine, vinegar, lime, honey, fish sauce, sauce):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, white wine, vinegar, lime, honey, fish sauce, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.