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Brie Pecan Rollups with Raspberry Sauce

"Very rich and delightful."

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Why it works: Brie and cheese work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 161 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Place each chicken breast half between sheets of plastic wrap and pound to about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. Season both sides with salt and pepper.

  2. Stir together the Brie, chopped green onion and crushed garlic. Spread an equal portion over each chicken piece, roll up tightly and secure with toothpicks.

  3. Whisk the beaten egg with 1/4 cup water in a shallow dish. Spread the chopped toasted pecans in another shallow dish. Dip each rollup in the egg, then press it into the pecans to coat.

  4. Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the rollups seam side down for 3 minutes, then turn and sear 2 minutes more until golden.

  5. Transfer the skillet to a 400°F (204°C) oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes until the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part. Let rest 5 minutes.

  6. For the sauce, combine the raspberries, white sugar and the remaining 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Simmer over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring, until the raspberries break down.

  7. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve, pressing on the solids, if you want it smooth. Remove the toothpicks from the rollups, slice them and serve with the raspberry sauce.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Chicken + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,839 recipes

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

  4. Chicken + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together17,808 recipes

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

  5. Chicken + cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,935 recipes

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

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