Name: Breaded Pheasant Nuggets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups Italian-style panko bread crumbs; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon dried parsley; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder; 3/4 cup butter; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 skinless, boneless pheasant breast halves, cut into chunks

Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Breaded Pheasant Nuggets

4 servings

Prep15 min

Cook50 min

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups Italian-style panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
3/4 cup butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 skinless, boneless pheasant breast halves, cut into chunks

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

681Calories

24 gProtein

20 gFat

99 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pheasant	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 allrecipes. 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.

Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,053 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,768 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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 (bread, parmesan cheese, parsley, pepper, mustard, butter, garlic):

Capersfits better
Thymefits better
Celeryfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, parmesan cheese, parsley, pepper, mustard, butter, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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