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Baked Chicken with Bramley Apples and Orange Glaze

Chicken breasts marinated in spices, orange juice, honey and olive oil, baked and served with a reduced glaze containing chopped Bramley apples.

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Why it works: Oregano and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Baked Chicken with Bramley Apples and Orange Glaze

Serves 4
Oven220°C, Gas Mark 7
Time25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Marinate

  1. Heat the oven to 220°C, Gas Mark 7.

  2. Using a rolling pin, crush the black peppercorns, then place them along with the spices, oregano and garlic into a bowl large enough to take the chicken breasts and mix well.

  3. Add the orange juice, olive oil and honey and mix well.

  4. Add the chicken, coat in the marinade and then leave for 10 minutes.

Bake and glaze

  1. Drain the chicken and place it into a baking tray; bake in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes. The chicken must be cooked and juicy, but not overcooked, dry and stringy.

  2. Meanwhile, pour the marinade into a saucepan and cook over a gentle heat until thick and syrupy.

  3. Add the apples just at the end to cook through, but not break up completely.

  4. Cut each chicken breast into 3 and drizzle over the reduced glaze.

Serve

  1. Serve with plain boiled rice or mashed potatoes with a few spring onions stirred through at the last moment.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

623Calories
37 gProtein
20 gFat
84 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Oregano + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Allspice + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Allspice + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breasts
Provide the main protein, which firms and cooks through in the oven.
Orange juice
Adds acidity and fruity sweetness, and reduces into the glaze.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps the glaze turn thick, sticky and glossy.
Olive oil
Adds fat that carries the spices and helps flavour coat the chicken.
Bramley apples
Add tartness and a soft texture that contrasts with the rich glaze.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows during cooking.

The step that matters

Bake the chicken until just cooked. Chicken turns dry and stringy when overcooked, because muscle proteins tighten and squeeze out moisture. Check that it is cooked through but still juicy.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, chicken, allspice, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, clove):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, chicken, allspice, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, clove. 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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