Name: Bay Scallops Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 16 ounces, weight Fresh Bay Scallops (Frozen Is Ok To Use); 2 Tablespoons Sweet Cream Butter, Melted; ¼ teaspoons EACH:Black Pepper, Parsley; 1-¼ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning; 1 whole Sleeve Ritz Crackers (from A 13 Ounce Box); ¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; ½ cups Light Cream; ¼ cups Whole Milk

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 ↓

Bay Scallops Bake

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

16 ounces, weight Fresh Bay Scallops (Frozen Is Ok To Use)
2 Tablespoons Sweet Cream Butter, Melted
¼ teaspoons EACH:Black Pepper, Parsley
1-¼ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 whole Sleeve Ritz Crackers (from A 13 Ounce Box)
¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
½ cups Light Cream
¼ cups Whole Milk

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

973Calories

56 gProtein

34 gFat

110 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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

By tastykitchen. 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).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (scallop, cream, butter, pepper, parmesan cheese, milk):

Nutmegfits better
Celeryfits about as well
Parsleythe original
Garlicfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against scallop, cream, butter, pepper, parmesan cheese, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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