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Sunday Stewed Chicken

A stew of chicken, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, carrots, and mushrooms, thickened with flour and served over rice or noodles.

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Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Sunday Stewed Chicken

Time45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Mix flour, salt and pepper in a bowl or paper sack.

  2. Drop chicken one or two pieces at a time into the flour mixture.

Brown and saute

  1. Place the chicken in hot oil and brown on both sides for about 5 minutes on medium heat.

  2. Remove the chicken to a plate.

  3. Add onion, bell pepper and mushrooms to the oil and cook for 5 minutes.

Stew and thicken

  1. Place the chicken back in the pan.

  2. Add tomatoes.

  3. Add water to cover the ingredients and place a lid on the pan.

  4. Cook for 45 minutes.

  5. Take 2 tablespoons of flour mixture and mix with 1/4 cup cold water.

  6. Bring the stew to a boil.

  7. Add the flour and water mixture to the stew gradually, stirring.

  8. Turn off the heat and let the stew set for 5 minutes.

Serve

  1. Serve with rice or noodles.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

882Calories
50 gProtein
19 gFat
126 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,606 recipes

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

  4. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

  5. Tomato + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,719 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

What each ingredient does

All-purpose flour
Coats the chicken for browning and, mixed with water, thickens the stew gravy.
Chicken
Provides the main protein; browning first adds color and flavor before stewing.
Yellow onions
Build savory flavor and sweetness as they cook softly in the oil.
Fresh tomatoes
Add acidity and liquid that combine with the stewing juices into the sauce.
Fresh mushrooms
Add earthy flavor and moisture as they release liquid into the stew.
Carrots
Add sweetness and a tender texture as they simmer in the stew.

The step that matters

Adding the flour and water mixture to the boiling stew. Adding the flour slurry gradually while stirring prevents lumps, since flour clumps when it hits hot liquid all at once. The stew must boil so the starch thickens.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, flour, pepper, tomato, carrot, mushroom):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, flour, pepper, tomato, carrot, mushroom. 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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