Csirke Paprikas

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together10,850 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

3. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

4. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

   Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

5. Chicken + oniontop 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

What each ingredient does

Chicken

Provides the main protein; slow covered cooking turns it tender in the sauce.

Lard or butter

Fat for browning the chicken pieces and carrying the paprika flavor.

Onions

Soften and sweeten as they cook, forming the base of the sauce.

Paprika

Gives the sauce its characteristic red color and sweet, earthy aroma.

Flour

Thickens the sauce together with the sour cream as it cooks.

Sour cream

Adds richness and a tangy note, and thickens and smooths the sauce when heated gently.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, butter, garlic, pepper, flour, cream):

1. Potatofits about as well
2. Spinachfits about as well
3. Onionthe original
4. Leekfits about as well

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