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Maple Glazed Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Jalapeno Salsa

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Maple Glazed Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Jalapeno Salsa

Why it works: Chicken and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,814 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Maple Glazed Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Jalapeno Salsa

Serves 8
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

650Calories
39 gProtein
5 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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.

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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. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

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

  2. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Jalapeno + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,250 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Maple syrup + sugartop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,252 recipes

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

  5. Sauce + jalapenotop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together420 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, maple syrup, sauce, pineapple, onion, rice wine, sugar):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, maple syrup, sauce, pineapple, onion, rice wine, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.