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Crispy Baked Fish

A fish fillet coated in a mustard milk mixture and cornmeal, then broiled until crispy.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Crispy Baked Fish

Time4 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the coating

  1. Mix milk, vinegar and mustard and let set for 15 minutes.

  2. In a separate bowl mix cornmeal with all the seasonings.

Coat and broil

  1. Dip fish fillets in the milk mixture and then in the cornbread mixture.

  2. Spray broiling pan with cooking spray or brush with a little olive oil.

  3. Place fillets on prepared pan and place pan under broiler 4 inches from heat.

  4. Broil for 4 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Serve

  1. Serve with lemon wedges if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories
31 gProtein
22 gFat
31 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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.

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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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  3. Garlic + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

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

  4. Mustard + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together913 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Fish fillets
Forms the main protein that cooks through under the broiler and flakes when done.
Brown mustard
Adds sharp flavour and helps the milk mixture cling to the fish.
Milk
Makes a moist wet layer that helps the cornmeal coating stick to the fish.
Cornmeal
Forms a crisp, golden coating that browns under the broiler.

The step that matters

Broil for 4 minutes per side. Fish is thin and cooks quickly under high direct heat, so it can dry out or overcook. Checking for easy flaking with a fork shows when the flesh is done.

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, milk, vinegar, mustard, onion, garlic, pepper):

  1. Capersfits about as well
  2. Tarragonfits about as well
  3. Thymethe original
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, milk, vinegar, mustard, onion, garlic, pepper. 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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