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Rubbed Roast Chicken with Peaches

"I made this dish for Passover one night, and it was a huge hit. The right amount of savory and sweet."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Rubbed Roast Chicken with Peaches

Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Rubbed Roast Chicken with Peaches

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

362Calories
34 gProtein
5 gFat
46 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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 allrecipes. 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. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Cardamom + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together872 recipes

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

  3. Cardamom + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

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

  4. Cumin + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together582 recipes

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

  5. Coriander + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cardamom, coriander, ginger, pepper, chicken, vinegar):

  1. Turmericfits about as well
  2. Cinnamonfits about as well
  3. Cuminthe original
  4. Peppermintfits less well

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