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Poussin Scented with Ginger and Lemongrass

Tender young chicken cooked with fragrant Thai flavours, served with deep fried rocket. If there is any chicken and rice left over, shred the chicken, fold it into the rice and serve with soy sauce and wasabi on the side.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Poussin Scented with Ginger and Lemongrass

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

514Calories
8 gProtein
28 gFat
59 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
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.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  2. Broccoli + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together653 recipes

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

  3. Ginger + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together652 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Broccoli + ricetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together684 recipes

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

  5. Ginger + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,800 recipes

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

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, pepper, parsley, rice):

  1. Dillfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, pepper, parsley, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.