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A fish taco with halibut, cabbage, sour cream, salsa, and lime on corn tortillas.

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Why it works: Lime and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 937 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Fish Tacos

Timeabout 5 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine taco seasoning, lime juice and orange juice and mix well. Add fish and toss to coat.

  2. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet to medium high heat. Add fish and sauté for about 5 minutes or until done.

  3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine green and red cabbage, and green onions.

  4. In a separate bowl, stir together sour cream and salsa and mix well.

  5. Heat tortillas according to package instructions.

Assemble and serve

  1. Spoon 1/4 cup of cabbage mixture in center of tortilla.

  2. Equally divide fish and place on top of cabbage vegetables.

  3. Top with up to 3 tablespoons salsa blend and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

  4. Fold or roll up tortillas and enjoy.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

715Calories
56 gProtein
22 gFat
80 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Halibut100g cooked140
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Taconot 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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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. Lime + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Cabbage + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,001 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Lime + cabbagetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Canola oil + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Halibut
Provides the main protein, cooking to a flaky, tender texture in the filling.
Green and red cabbage
Adds crisp texture and freshness that contrasts with the cooked fish.
Nonfat sour cream
Adds creamy moisture and cooling tang that balances the spiced fish.
Salsa
Adds acidity and moisture to the filling and sauce.
Corn tortillas
Serve as the edible wrap that holds the fish and cabbage filling.

The step that matters

Cooking the fish until done. Halibut is lean and dries out quickly when overcooked, so it should be cooked just until it turns opaque and flakes easily.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, canola oil, cabbage, onion, cream, corn):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, canola oil, cabbage, onion, cream, corn. 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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