Why it works: Berry and rice share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 16 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
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.
Pat the chicken tenders dry. Mix the flour, salt and black pepper on a plate, then dredge each tender lightly, shaking off the excess.
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.
Cook until the thickest pieces reach 165°F (74°C) inside, then transfer the chicken to a plate and tent loosely with foil.
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.
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.
Return the chicken to the skillet and turn it in the glaze for about 1 minute until coated and hot.
Serve the chicken with the berry glaze spooned over the top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley if using.
If serving, place prepared rice pilaf alongside the chicken. The rice pilaf is optional.
Explore the science
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.
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Berry + ricetop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together16 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together34,118 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Chicken + ricetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,569 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Horseradish + parsleytop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together562 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Chicken + canola oiltop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned 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):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- 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).
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