Why it works: Salmon and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,675 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
Boiled Salmon
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the salmon as you would any fish.
Add 1 cup of vinegar to help it hold together.
Serve.
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.
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Salmon + vinegartop 27% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,675 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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What each ingredient does
- Salmon
- Is the main protein that is cooked and served whole or in portions.
- Vinegar
- Acidity helps the salmon's proteins firm up and hold together during boiling.
The step that matters
Add 1 cup of vinegar to help it hold together. Acid causes the proteins on the surface of the fish to set more firmly, which helps the salmon keep its shape rather than breaking apart in the water. Adding it at the right point in the boil matters for that effect.
“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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