Name: Grilled Black Cod with Fried Garlic and Chiles
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 7- to 8-ounce black cod fillets (about 1 inch thick); Coarse kosher salt; 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (preferably Spanish); 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced crosswise; 1 dried guindilla chile, crumbled, or 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley; Special equipment: Fish grill basket (optional)

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Grilled Black Cod with Fried Garlic and Chiles

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

6 7- to 8-ounce black cod fillets (about 1 inch thick)
Coarse kosher salt
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (preferably Spanish)
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced crosswise
1 dried guindilla chile, crumbled, or 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
Special equipment: Fish grill basket (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

340Calories

21 gProtein

27 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, pepper, parsley, fish):

Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Basilfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, pepper, parsley, fish. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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