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Monkfish and Clams with Roasted Almonds, Rosemary and Aïoli

Garlicky aioli is the perfect accompaniment to this saffron-flavoured fish stew, which is thickened with roasted almonds.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 23 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Monkfish and Clams with Roasted Almonds, Rosemary and Aïoli

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

660Calories
55 gProtein
34 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saffronnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Monkfishnot 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.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Lemon + saffrontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Garlic + saffrontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, garlic, lemon, saffron, salmon, onion, olive):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, garlic, lemon, saffron, salmon, onion, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.