Name: Miso-Ginger Glazed Salmon Recipe
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, for coating the aluminum foil; 1/2 cup mirin; 1/2 cup red miso paste; 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh ginger (from about a 2-inch piece); 1 salmon side (about 3 1/2 pounds), skin on and "pin bones removed":http://www.chow.com/food-news/53993/pin-bone-wizard/; 2 medium scallions, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only); 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds, toasted

Why it works: Ginger and salmon work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 648 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

Contains: soy, fish, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Vegetable oil, for coating the aluminum foil
1/2 cup mirin
1/2 cup red miso paste
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh ginger (from about a 2-inch piece)
1 salmon side (about 3 1/2 pounds), skin on and "pin bones removed":http://www.chow.com/food-news/53993/pin-bone-wizard/
2 medium scallions, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only)
2 teaspoons white sesame toasted seeds

Directions

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By chow. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Ginger + salmontop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together648 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Miso + sesametop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together121 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Ginger + sesametop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together1,531 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Salmon + sesametop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together253 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Miso + gingertop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together120 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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