Name: Chicken Soy, Ginger and Garlic
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 250g/9oz skinless chicken breast, very thinly sliced; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 40g/11ÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ„2oz fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into very fine julienne strips; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 2 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp water

Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Chicken Soy, Ginger and Garlic

Serves 4

Ingredients

250g/9oz skinless chicken breast, very thinly sliced
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp sunflower oil
40g/11ÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ„2oz fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into very fine julienne strips
2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp water

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

306Calories

32 gProtein

17 gFat

4 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
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Sunflower Oil	not in our table	0
Water	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.

Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together172 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Sesame + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,531 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, sesame, sunflower, ginger, garlic, sauce, pepper):

Cuminfits better
Turmericfits better
Corianderfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, sesame, sunflower, ginger, garlic, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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