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Jamaican Chinese Chicken-fried Rice

A fried rice dish with chicken, onion, bell pepper, escallion, egg, soy sauce, and oil.

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Why it works: Rice and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Jamaican Chinese Chicken-fried Rice

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Saute chicken, onion, pepper, escallion in 2–2.5 tablespoons cooking oil in a large pan.

  2. Add egg unbeaten to pot and stir.

  3. Add rice and mix well.

  4. Add soy sauce gradually, stirring mixture after each addition until rice is colored and sufficiently heated.

  5. Serve hot.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

658Calories
45 gProtein
23 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

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

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

  3. Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,433 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Rice + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,379 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked rice
Cold rice fries into separate grains instead of clumping into a mushy mass.
Cooked chicken
Adds savory protein and meaty bulk to the dish.
Egg
Scrambles into soft curds that add richness and body to the rice.
Soy sauce
Provides salty, savory flavor and colors the rice as it heats.
Onion
Softens and sweetens as it cooks, building the base flavor.

The step that matters

Add soy sauce gradually. Adding soy sauce in small amounts and stirring after each addition spreads the salt and color evenly. Dumping it in at once can leave dark, soggy patches and an overly salty taste.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, chicken, pepper, egg, sauce):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, chicken, pepper, egg, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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