Why it works: Fish and wine work together. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 168 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓
How to Stew Fish
Ingredients
Directions
Clean the fish thoroughly and remove any unwanted parts.
Place the fish in a pot with enough water to cover it.
Add your choice of vegetables to the pot.
Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Cook until the fish is tender and the vegetables are soft.
If desired, add a small amount of wine for flavor.
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.
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Fish + winetop 28% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together168 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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