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Salmon Rendang with Mint Salad

This Indonesian dish packs a massive flavour punch and is quick and easy to make.

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Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Salmon Rendang with Mint Salad

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1110Calories
32 gProtein
68 gFat
92 gCarbs

Counts 20 of 25 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 20 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Salmon100g cooked208
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
White Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Galangalnot in our table0
Star Anisenot in our table0
Tamarindnot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Cinnamon + star anisetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together312 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Cinnamon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,299 recipes

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

  4. Clove + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Clove + star anisetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together206 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, clove, ginger, salmon, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Allspicefits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, clove, ginger, salmon, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.