Name: Corn and Chicken Poblano Braised Chicken
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 large white onion, chopped; 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 6 whole chicken legs; 1/2 pound fresh poblano chiles (about 4), stems, seeds, and ribs removed and chiles chopped; 3 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3/4 cup chopped cilantro; Equipment: a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker; Accompaniment: white rice

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Corn and Chicken Poblano Braised Chicken

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 large white onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
6 whole chicken legs
1/2 pound fresh poblano chiles (about 4), stems, seeds, and ribs removed and chiles chopped
3 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup chopped cilantro
Equipment: a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker
Accompaniment: white rice

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

605Calories

57 gProtein

6 gFat

80 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Seed	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 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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together933 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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 (onion, garlic, chicken, corn, cream, rice):

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Turmericfits better
Celeryfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, chicken, corn, cream, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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