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Salmon, Prawn and Leek Hotpot Recipe

“This is a lovely alternative to making a classic fish pie and such a comforting dish to eat.”

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Leek and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 759 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Salmon, Prawn and Leek Hotpot Recipe

4 people
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1252Calories
71 gProtein
35 gFat
157 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Parsley1 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 lovefood. 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. Leek + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together759 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Potato + leektop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Leek + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together328 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (potato, butter, leek, flour, salmon, white wine, milk):

  1. Thymefits about as well
  2. Capersfits about as well
  3. Parsleythe original
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, butter, leek, flour, salmon, white wine, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.