Why it works: Tomato and sauce are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,469 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Herrings in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Clean and prepare the herring.
Place the herring in a baking dish.
Cover the herring with tomato sauce.
Bake and serve
Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) until cooked through.
Serve hot.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together5,469 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Herring
- Forms the main body of the dish, becoming tender and flaky as it cooks through.
- Tomato sauce
- Adds moisture and acidity that help keep the fish moist while it bakes.
The step that matters
Bake until cooked through. Fish turns opaque and flakes easily when cooked through. Overbaking dries the flesh, while underbaking leaves it raw near the bone.
“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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