Name: Halibut Fish Sticks with Dill-Caper Tartar Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill; 2 tablespoons drained capers; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 2 tablespoons finely chopped cornichons or dill pickles plus 1 tablespoon pickle juice from jar; 1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 1 large egg; 1 1/2 pounds 3/4-inch-thick halibut fillets, cut into 3 x 3/4-inch strips; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided

Why it works: Capers and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 245 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Halibut Fish Sticks with Dill-Caper Tartar Sauce

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons finely chopped cornichons or dill pickles plus 1 tablespoon pickle juice from jar
1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1 large egg
1 1/2 pounds 3/4-inch-thick halibut fillets, cut into 3 x 3/4-inch strips
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

799Calories

47 gProtein

23 gFat

97 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Halibut	100g cooked	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1

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.

Capers + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together245 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Dill + caperstop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together117 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Capers + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,688 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Dill + chivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together228 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Chive + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,633 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (capers, chive, egg, olive):

Tarragonfits better
Parsleyfits better
Garlicfits about as well
Dillthe original

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

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