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Fillet of Monkfish in Cornish Wine with Pickled Celeriac and Cucumber

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 29 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and saffron match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 538 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Fillet of Monkfish in Cornish Wine with Pickled Celeriac and Cucumber

Serves 4
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

733Calories
54 gProtein
42 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 22 ingredients. The other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Celeriacnot in our table0
Saffronnot in our table0
Vealnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Monkfishnot in our table0
Seaweednot in our table0
Trufflenot 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. Lemon + saffrontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. White wine + red winetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Olive + cucumbertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

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

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

  5. Saffron + grapetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together129 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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 (lemon, saffron, white wine, olive, cucumber, grape, red wine):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Rosemaryfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, saffron, white wine, olive, cucumber, grape, red wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.