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Salmon in a Mold

A steamed salmon mixture baked in a mold with butter, breadcrumbs, eggs, and seasonings.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Salmon in a Mold

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the mixture

  1. Chop the salmon finely.

  2. Rub in the melted butter until smooth.

  3. Beat the eggs well and add them to the mixture.

  4. Stir in the bread crumbs.

Steam

  1. Place the mixture in a well-buttered mold.

  2. Steam for 1 hour.

Serve

  1. Serve with ketchup or a butter sauce.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Butter + parsleytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together28,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Bread + parsleytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,588 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

Salmon
Forms the bulk and main flavor of the loaf.
Eggs
Bind the mixture and set into a firm, sliceable texture when steamed.
Bread crumbs
Absorb moisture and add body so the loaf holds together.
Butter
Adds richness and moisture, and keeps the loaf tender.

The step that matters

Place the mixture in a well-buttered mold. A thoroughly greased mold keeps the set loaf from sticking, so it releases cleanly and keeps its shape when turned out.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, bread, butter, egg):

  1. Parsleythe original
  2. Capersfits about as well
  3. Nutmegfits about as well
  4. Tarragonfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, pepper, bread, butter, egg. 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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