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Rissoles of Tinned Salmon

A fried patty made from tinned salmon, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, salt, and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsley and pepper 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 ↓

Rissoles of Tinned Salmon

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Drain the tinned salmon and flake it into a bowl.

  2. Add breadcrumbs, beaten egg, parsley, salt, and pepper, then mix well.

Cook

  1. Shape the mixture into small patties.

  2. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.

  3. Fry the patties until golden brown on both sides.

  4. Serve hot.

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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  2. Salmon + eggtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,485 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Egg + parsleytop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,765 recipes

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

  4. Salmon + parsleytop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).

  5. Salmon + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,446 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Tinned salmon
Provides the main protein and body of the patties.
Breadcrumbs
Absorb moisture and help the patties hold their shape.
Egg
Binds the mixture together so it holds when shaped and fried.
Parsley
Adds fresh, green flavour to the patties.

The step that matters

Fry the patties until golden brown on both sides. Medium heat lets the outside brown through the Maillard reaction while the inside cooks through. Too much heat browns the surface before the centre is hot, and too little leaves the patties pale and greasy. Patties are fragile, so turn them gently once a crust has formed.

Swap the parsley

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

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

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, egg, 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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