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Broccoli, Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir Fry

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Broccoli, Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir Fry

Why it works: Rice and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Broccoli, Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir Fry

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

697Calories
44 gProtein
33 gFat
60 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  2. Onion + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Rice + broccolitop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together684 recipes

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

  4. Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

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

  5. Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,433 recipes

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

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, rice, orange, sugar, onion, chicken, broccoli):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, rice, orange, sugar, onion, chicken, broccoli. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.