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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Pineapple Chicken

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into bite sized chunks.

  2. Roll in flour that has been seasoned with salt, pepper and paprika.

  3. Sauté in 5 tbsp of oil until lightly brown.

  4. Place in a 2 quart greased casserole dish.

  5. Add 1 tbsp of oil to pan and sauté garlic, onion and green pepper for 5 minutes.

  6. Add mustard, soy sauce, chili sauce and pineapple juice.

  7. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

  8. Pour over chicken and bake, covered in a preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes.

  9. Category:Cathy's Recipes

  10. Category:Chicken breast Recipes

  11. Category:Green bell pepper Recipes

  12. Category:Mustard seed Recipes

  13. Category:Pineapple juice Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

925Calories
49 gProtein
20 gFat
138 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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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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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Garlic + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

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

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, flour, pepper, garlic, onion, mustard, sauce):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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

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