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Turkish Sea Bass

Sea bass fillets baked with a garlic, olive, oregano, basil, and parsley mixture.

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Why it works: Oregano and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Turkish Sea Bass

Oven425°F

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the topping

  1. Combine garlic, olives, oregano, basil, and parsley in a small bowl.

  2. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Bake

  1. Heat oil in a large baking dish at 425°F for 1 minute.

  2. Spread olive mixture evenly over the bottom of the baking dish.

  3. Arrange sea bass fillets, skin side up, on top.

  4. Pour vegetable stock around the fillets.

  5. Bake, basting occasionally with juices, until done.

Serve

  1. Arrange fillets and olive mixture on heated serving plates to serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Basil + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  4. Oregano + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Sea bass fillets
Forms the main body of the dish and cooks through in the oven.
Black olives
Provide salty, savoury flavour and moisture to the topping as they cook.
Olive oil
Carries heat into the dish and adds richness to the baking dish.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows and sweetens as it bakes.

The step that matters

Basting with juices while baking. Fish is lean and dries out quickly in dry oven heat. Spooning the pan juices over the fillets keeps the surface moist, and the fish is done once it flakes easily at the thickest point, so it is not overcooked.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, olive, oregano, basil, parsley, pepper, white wine):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Marjoramfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, olive, oregano, basil, parsley, pepper, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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