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Flounder with Corn and Tasso Maque Choux

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Flounder with Corn and Tasso Maque Choux

Why it works: Shallot and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,476 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Flounder with Corn and Tasso Maque Choux

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

266Calories
3 gProtein
12 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

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.

  1. Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Lime + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, butter, garlic, clove, lime, pepper, thyme):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, butter, garlic, clove, lime, pepper, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.