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Chicken Saute with Triple Berry Glaze

"Pan-fried chicken gets a hint of sweetness from berry preserves and a zesty kick from horseradish in this quick and tasty preparation."

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Why it works: Chicken and berry work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 25 recipes mention both. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: wheat (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. Pat the chicken tenders dry. Mix the flour, salt and black pepper on a plate, then dredge each tender lightly, shaking off the excess.

  2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the chicken in a single layer, working in batches, and sauté 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden. Add more oil between batches as needed.

  3. Cook until the thickest pieces reach 165°F (74°C) inside, then transfer the chicken to a plate and tent loosely with foil.

  4. Lower the heat to medium. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of canola oil to the skillet, then stir in the triple berry preserves and horseradish.

  5. Simmer the glaze 2 to 3 minutes, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until slightly thickened. Add a splash of water if it becomes too thick.

  6. Return the chicken to the skillet and turn it in the glaze for about 1 minute until coated and hot.

  7. Serve the chicken with the berry glaze spooned over the top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley if using.

  8. If serving, place prepared rice pilaf alongside the chicken. The rice pilaf is optional.

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. Chicken + berrytop 17% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together34,118 recipes

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

  3. Chicken + ricetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,569 recipes

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

  4. Horseradish + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together562 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Chicken + canola oiltop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together545 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, flour, chicken, canola oil, berry, rice, parsley):

  1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  2. Carrotbetter flavor fit
  3. Potatobetter flavor fit
  4. Horseradishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, flour, chicken, canola oil, berry, rice, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).