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Salmon Croquettes II

Salmon croquettes made with canned salmon, mashed potatoes, egg, and cracker crumbs, then fried.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Potato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,305 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Salmon Croquettes II

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine equal parts of canned salmon and mashed potatoes in a bowl.

  2. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Shape and coat

  1. Shape the mixture into desired forms.

  2. Dip each piece in the beaten egg, then roll in cracker crumbs.

Fry

  1. Fry in hot oil until golden brown, similar to frying oysters.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Salmon + eggtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,485 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Salmon + potatotop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together952 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Salmon + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,446 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Potato + eggtop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,978 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Canned salmon
Provides the main protein and flavor base of the croquettes.
Mashed potatoes
Binds the salmon and adds moisture so the mixture holds its shape.
Egg
Acts as a binder and helps the cracker crumbs adhere to the surface.
Cracker crumbs
Form a crisp coating that browns during frying.

The step that matters

Frying in hot oil. If the oil is not hot enough, the croquettes absorb excess oil and turn greasy, and the coating may fall off or fail to brown. Hot oil quickly sets the crumb crust and gives golden browning.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, egg):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Potatothe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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