Name: Sticky Chicken Stir-fry with Sesame Seeds
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 blocks dried egg noodles from a 375g pack; 1 tsp sunflower oil; 2 chicken breasts , sliced into strips; 3 large carrots , cut into matchsticks; 2 tbsp clear honey; juice 2 limes; 3 tbsp sesame seeds , toasted; small bunch coriander , roughly chopped

Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sticky Chicken Stir-fry with Sesame Seeds

Serves 2

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

2 blocks dried egg noodles from a 375g pack
1 tsp sunflower oil
2 chicken breasts , sliced into strips
3 large carrots , cut into matchsticks
2 tbsp clear honey
juice 2 limes
3 tbsp sesame seeds , toasted
small bunch coriander , roughly chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

463Calories

38 gProtein

23 gFat

28 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Sunflower Oil	not in our table	0
Coriander	not in our table	0

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.

Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,536 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Sunflower + sesametop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together172 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Sunflower + limetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together200 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Sunflower + coriandertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together369 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Carrot + coriandertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,297 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sunflower, chicken, honey, lime, sesame, coriander):

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Welsh onionfits better
Sweet potatofits better
Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sunflower, chicken, honey, lime, sesame, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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