Name: Southern Fried Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 8 skinless chicken thighs; 8 skinless chicken drumsticks; 200ml milk; 200g self-raising flour; large pinch each paprika , turmeric and cayenne pepper; 6-8 tbsp groundnut oil; mustard slaw and paprika wedges, to serve (see recipes below)

Why it works: Turmeric and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,279 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Southern Fried Chicken

Serves 8

Prep10 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

8 skinless chicken thighs
8 skinless chicken drumsticks
200ml milk
200g self-raising flour
large pinch each paprika , turmeric and cayenne pepper
6-8 tbsp groundnut oil
mustard slaw and paprika wedges, to serve (see recipes below)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

908Calories

53 gProtein

27 gFat

110 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Turmeric	1 tsp ground (3g)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3

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.

Turmeric + mustardtop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,279 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Turmeric + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,478 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Flour + turmerictop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,637 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,430 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Flour + mustardtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,066 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, milk, flour, turmeric, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Arrowrootfits better
Potatofits better
Mustardthe original

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

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