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Grilled Mackerel and Mackerel Tartare with Shallot Rings, Croûtons and Coriander Cress

This delicate starter or canapé, with its zingy flavours and elegant presentation, is sure to be a hit with friends and family.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and capers match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 405 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Grilled Mackerel and Mackerel Tartare with Shallot Rings, Croûtons and Coriander Cress

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories
8 gProtein
15 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Mackerelnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0

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

By bbcfood. 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 + caperstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together405 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together450 recipes

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

  3. Chive + caperstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together245 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Lemon + celerytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,467 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + caperstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,222 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, lemon, chive, capers, rice wine, sugar, celery):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, lemon, chive, capers, rice wine, sugar, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.