Why it works: Vinegar and shrimp work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 862 recipes. Both carry 3-methylbutanol, which smells malty, whiskey. The science ↓
Boiled Trout
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
Add coarse sea salt and a dash of vinegar to the boiling water.
Carefully place the trout in the pot and remove any scum that rises.
Boil the fish until their eyes protrude.
Lift the fish out gently to avoid breaking them and drain off the liquid.
Serve the trout on a napkin and accompany with a sauce made from anchovies or shrimps.
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 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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Vinegar + shrimptop 24% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together862 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
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