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Suriname Chicken Pie

A savory pie filled with chicken, carrots, peas, onions, tomatoes, eggs, capers, pickles, and parsley.

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Why it works: Carrot and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,606 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Suriname Chicken Pie

Oven350 degrees
Timeapproximately 20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Cook chicken with salt.

  2. Cut up in small pieces.

  3. Fry onion and tomatoes in butter.

  4. Add chicken and cook for approximately 5 minutes on low heat.

  5. Add remaining ingredients and cook for another 10 minutes.

Bake and serve

  1. Place in a shallow dish and cover with piecrust.

  2. Bake for approximately 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until crust is golden brown.

  3. Serve with boiled potatoes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

511Calories
45 gProtein
21 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Carrot + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,606 recipes

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

  2. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

  3. Onion + caperstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,381 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Carrot + peastop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Tomato + caperstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together568 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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 and bulk of the filling.
Butter
Fat that carries flavor and helps soften the onion and tomatoes.
Hard-boiled eggs
Add body and richness to the filling as they hold their shape.
Piecrust
Encloses the filling and browns in the oven to form the crisp top.
Onion
Softens while frying to add sweetness and aroma to the base.

The step that matters

Bake until the crust is golden brown. The crust needs enough oven heat to brown and set; pulling it early leaves pale, soft pastry over a filling that has not fully heated through.

Swap the capers

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, carrot, peas, butter, onion, tomato, egg):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Capersthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, carrot, peas, butter, onion, tomato, egg. 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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