Name: Cod with Chorizo and Breadcrumbs
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 3/4-inch-thick slices country-style bread, crusts removed; 4 olive oil, divided; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 fresh oregano leaves; 1 small shallot, thinly sliced; 2 smoked Spanish chorizo, halved, thinly sliced; 2 Sherry or red wine vinegar; 4 6-ounce pieces skinless cod or halibut fillets

Why it works: Parsley and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Cod with Chorizo and Breadcrumbs

4 servings

Ingredients

2 3/4-inch-thick slices country-style bread, crusts removed
4 olive oil, divided
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
1 chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 fresh oregano leaves
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
2 smoked Spanish chorizo, halved, thinly sliced
2 Sherry or red wine vinegar
4 6-ounce pieces skinless cod or halibut fillets

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

969Calories

61 gProtein

31 gFat

100 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Halibut	100g cooked	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 bonappetit. 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.

Parsley + shallottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,184 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,443 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Pepper + oreganotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,449 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, olive, pepper, parsley, shallot, sherry):

Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Tarragonfits better
Oreganothe original

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

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