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World Recipes Barbecued Chicken

Barbecued chicken with onions, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, pepper, hot pepper flakes, chili powder, and chicken stock.

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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 ↓

World Recipes Barbecued Chicken

Oven350°F
Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Place chicken in a 13x9x2 inch pan and arrange onions over the top.

  2. Mix together the ingredients and pour over the chicken.

Bake

  1. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until done, basting occasionally.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

284Calories
34 gProtein
4 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

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

  2. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,226 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken parts
Provides the main protein, which firms and turns opaque as it cooks through.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the sauce caramelize and brown on the surface.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the sauce and balances the sweetness.
Chicken stock
Supplies liquid that keeps the sauce loose and the chicken moist.
Worcestershire sauce
Adds savory depth to the sauce.

The step that matters

Bake until done. The sugar in the sauce darkens quickly, so the surface can burn before thick pieces cook through. Basting keeps the surface moist, and checking the thickest pieces confirms they are cooked through.

Swap the onion

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

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

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, vinegar, sauce, sugar, pepper. 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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