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Alex’s Chicken and Mushroom Marsala

We’ve discussed this before, but I really hate cooking anything twice. I know what an awful shame this is–falling upon gasp-worthy, decadent and even flawless recipes, broadcasting their merits across the Web, then filing them away only to never speak of them again–but I am going to have to insist that you do not judge me for this; after all, what would thesmittenkitchen be without my impatience for the next new thing?

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Alex’s Chicken and Mushroom Marsala

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

Alex’s Chicken and Mushroom Marsala

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By smittenkitchen. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together4,172 recipes

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

  2. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together9,649 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, olive, butter, onion, mushroom):

  1. Garlicbetter flavor fit
  2. Thymebetter flavor fit
  3. Capersabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, olive, butter, onion, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).