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Big Al's Chicken

"An excellent marinade and basting sauce that will amaze you."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Big Al's Chicken

Why it works: Garlic and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,850 recipes. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Big Al's Chicken

10 servings
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

375Calories
38 gProtein
23 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg Substitute1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

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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. Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Apple cider vinegar + garlictop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together344 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Pepper + chickentop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,958 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

  5. Apple cider vinegar + peppertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together477 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 garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple cider vinegar, egg, pepper, chicken):

  1. Garlicthe original
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Dillfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against apple cider vinegar, egg, pepper, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.