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Mary's Maple & Orange Glazed Chicken

A great no-fuss dish for a dinner party

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Mary's Maple & Orange Glazed Chicken

Why it works: Chicken and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,192 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, creamy. The science ↓

Mary's Maple & Orange Glazed Chicken

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

291Calories
33 gProtein
4 gFat
30 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Chicken + mustardtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,120 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Mustard + orangetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Maple syrup + mustardtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together177 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Chicken + saucetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,513 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, maple syrup, mustard, sauce):

  1. Pumpkinfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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